Oklahoma § 40-559.1 - Results of single-use tests — Report of information to

§ 40-559.1. Results of single-use tests — Report of information to

employer's review officer.

A. A testing facility shall report single-use test results that

meet the standard to be sent to the laboratory for confirmation

testing to an employer’s review officer, or a designee of the

employer’s review officer, as soon as the results for the single-use

test become available or the next working day. The final conclusion

of the testing, which shall include the results of the single-use

tests, confirmatory tests, or quality control data, shall be

reviewed and the test certified as an accurate report by the

responsible individual. The report shall identify the drugs and

metabolites tested for, whether positive or negative, and the cutoff

for each, the specimen number assigned by the employer, and the

testing facility specimen identification number.

B. The drug screen testing facility shall report as negative

all specimens which are negative on the single-use test or negative

on the confirmatory test. Only specimens confirmed positive shall

be reported as positive for a specific drug.

C. The review officer may request from the certified

laboratory, and the certified laboratory shall provide, quantitation

of test results. The review officer shall not disclose quantitation

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of test results to the employer but shall report only whether the

test was positive or negative.

D. The drug screen testing facility may transmit results to the

review officer by electronic means, including teleprinters,

facsimile, or computer, in a manner designed to ensure

confidentiality of the information. Results shall not be provided

verbally by telephone. The drug screen testing facility shall

ensure the security of the data transmission and limit access to any

data transmission, storage, and retrieval system.

E. The certified laboratory shall send to the review officer

the positive drug test results, which shall be signed by the

individual responsible for the day-to-day management of the

certified laboratory or the individual responsible for attesting to

the validity of the test reports.

Added by Laws 2023, c. 261, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.