§ 17-610 Consequences of failure to pass a drug test; refusal to take a drug test.
AC § 17-610
a. Any driver who does not pass a drug test administered pursuant to this chapter shall immediately be removed from active duty. The medical review officer may, where appropriate, recommend rehabilitation or other treatment programs. No driver shall return to active duty unless he or she submits proof of successful completion of a rehabilitation program or other recommended treatment and passes a return to active duty drug test as required by section 17-608. b. Any driver who does not pass a drug test shall receive within ten days of the confirmatory test, together with written notification of his or her test result, written notice of the right to undergo an additional drug test performed on a sample of the same specimen, at his or her option and expense, within thirty days after the administration of the original drug test. c. Any driver who refuses to take a drug test shall immediately be removed from active duty for a period of at least one year and shall not return to active duty until passing a return to active duty drug test as required by section 17-608. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1989/104.
