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TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY UNDER <br />THE OMNIBUS TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE TESTING ACT Continued <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br />7. <br />8. <br />a) A fatality; or <br />b) Bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives <br />medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or <br />c) One or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the <br />accident, requiring the vehicle to be transported away from the scene by a tow <br />truck or other vehicle. <br />Alcohol means the intoxicating agent in beverage alcohol, ethyl alcohol or other low <br />molecular weight alcohol including methyl or isopropyl alcohol. <br />Breath Alcohol Technician (BAT) means an individual who instructs and assists <br />individuals in the alcohol testing process and operates an EBT. <br />Confirmation (or Confirmatory) test. In drug testing, a second analytical procedure to <br />identify the presence of a specific drug or metabolite that is independent of the screening <br />test and that uses a different technique and chemical principal from that of the screening <br />test in order to ensure rc.lability and accuracy. (Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry <br />(GC/MS) is the only authorized confirmation method for cocaine, marijuana, opiates, <br />amphetamines, and phencyclidine.) In alcohol testing, a second test, following a <br />screening test with a result of 0.02 or greater, that provides quantitative data of alcohol <br />concentration. <br />Controlled substance has the meaning assigned by 21 U.S.C. 802 and includes all <br />substances listed on Schedules 1-5 as they may be revised from time to time (21 C.F.R. <br />Part 1308). <br />DHHS. The Department of Health and Human Services or any designee of the secretary. <br />Department of Health and Human Services. <br />Drug means any substance (other than alcohol) that is a controlled substance as defined <br />in this section and 49 C.F.R. Part 40. <br />Evidential breath testing device (EBT) means an EBT approved by the National Highway <br />Traffic Safety Administration (NHSA) for the evidential testing of breath. <br />9. FHWA. The Federal Highway Administration.