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City of Arden Hills Personnel Policy Effective February 29,2016 the employee's responsibility to seek out written information from his/her physician or pharmacist regarding medication and any job performance impairment and relay that information to his/her supervisor. In the event of such a disclosure, the employee will not be authorized to perform safety- sensitive functions. REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION OF TEST RESULTS Notification of Negative Test Results. In the case of job applicants and in accord nce with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, The Director of Administrative Services will notify a job applic nt of a negative drug result within three days of receipt of result by the City, and the hiring process will resume. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. 3, a laboratory must report results to the city within three working days of the confirmatory test result. A "Negative Test Results Notification' form will be sent to the job applicant, and the job applicant may request a copy of the test result r port from the Director of Administrative Services. In the case of current employees and in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, the Director of Administrative Services will notify the employe of a negative drug and/or alcohol result within three days of receipt of result by the city. A "Negative Test Results Notification" form will be sent to the employee,and he or she may request a copy oft e test result report from the Director of Administrative Services. Notification of Positive Test Results. In the event of a confirmed positive blood or u ine alcohol and/or drug test result, the city will notify the employee of a negative drug and/or alcohol result within three days of receipt of the result. the Director of Administrative Services will send to the employee or job applicant a"Positive Test Results Notification" letter containing further instructions. The employee or job applicant may contact the Director of Administrative Services to request z copy of the test result report if desired. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953, subd. 3, a laboratoi y must report results to the City within three working days of the confirmatory test result. Right to Provide Information After Receiving Test Results. Within three working days after notice of a positive controlled substance or alcohol test result on a confirmatory test, the employee or job applicant may submit information to the City to explain the positive result. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.953 subd. 10, if an employee submits information either before a test or within three working days after a positive test result that explains the positive test result, (such as medications the employee is taking), the City will not take an adverse employment action based on that information unless the employee has already been under an affirmative duty to provide the informal ion before, upon, or after hire. Right to Confirmatory Retest. A job applicant or employee may request a confirmatory retest of the original sample at the job a plicant's or employee's own expense after notice of a positive test result on a confirmatory test. Within five working days after notice of the confirmatory test result, the job applicant or employee must notify the City in writing of the job applicant's or employee's intention to obtain a confirmatory retest. Within three working days after receipt of the notice, the Cit will notify the original testing laboratory that the job applicant or employee has requested the laboratory to conduct the confirmatory retest or 24