Code of Maine Rules
12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
170 - BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS
Chapter 7 - RULES RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING
Section 170-7-1 - DEFINITIONS

A. Authorizing Statute - means 26 M.R.S.A. c.7, sub-c. III-A.

B. Department - means the Maine Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards. (Note: Any correspondence should be directed to Director, Bureau of Labor Standards, State House Station #45, Augusta, Maine 04333-0045.)

C. Department of Human Services Rules - means rules adopted by the Department of Human Services under the authority of, or referenced in, 26 M.R.S.A. c. 7, sub-c. III-A.

D. Director - means the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards, Maine Department of Labor or designee.

E. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) -- means an employee assistance program certified by the Department of Human Services or the Office of Substance Abuse.

F. Policy - means an employer's written substance abuse testing policy as it will be presented to the employees or applicants covered.

G. Random or Arbitrary - means a method of selecting those to be tested where all potential testees have an equal chance of selection by chance or where testing is based on criteria unrelated to substance abuse such as an anniversary or hiring.

H. Point of Collection Testing (POCT) - means an initial screening test performed at the site where the sample is collected using a non-instrumented testing device approved for that purpose by the federal Food & Drug Administration.