A. 
Subsequent to appointment, all members will be subjected to alcohol testing whenever there is individualized reasonable suspicion to believe a member is ingesting alcohol while on duty, or is in any way impaired while on duty due to alcohol consumption.
B. 
Members who produce, for the first time, a positive test result indicating alcohol consumption, will be subject to disciplinary action and/or may be granted, upon request and at the sole discretion of the Medford Lakes Borough Manager, an unpaid medical leave of absence to obtain medical treatment for alcohol abuse. The length of the unpaid leave of absence is at the sole discretion of Medford Lakes Borough Manager. Members who produce a second or subsequent test result indicating alcohol consumption will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
C. 
All supervisors may be required to undergo in-service training in alcohol abuse detection.
A. 
The breathalyzer or intoxilizer, or whatever instrument is authorized to be used by the New Jersey Attorney General, will be the initial method for the screening of members for alcohol content.
B. 
Blood alcohol testing will be the primary method for verifying alcohol content.
C. 
Established quality control and chain-of-custody procedures must be maintained throughout the entire blood testing process, from sample acquisition to delivery at the laboratory.
D. 
All blood samples obtained from members will be delivered to a physician/laboratory designated by Medford Lakes for analysis.
E. 
No adverse action will be taken against a member until the preliminary analysis and subsequent confirmation of the physician/laboratory designated by Medford Lakes have been reported to the Department.
A. 
Applicability. The following methods and procedures apply when a member submits to alcohol testing through blood samples for the purpose of determining alcohol content in the blood. Members will be required to submit a blood sample after having been given a breath test based upon a superior officer's reasonable individualized suspicion that the member has consumed alcohol while on duty, or is in any way impaired while on duty due to alcohol consumption, and has received a positive result from the breathalyzer/intoxilizer.
B. 
Notification of alcohol testing.
(1) 
Alcohol testing through blood testing will be conducted when a member has received a positive test result from a breathalyzer. Any member who has reasonable suspicion to believe that a fellow member has consumed alcohol while on duty, or is in any way impaired while on duty due to alcohol consumption, must immediately report that fact to the Chief of Police or his designee. Any member who produces a confirmed positive test result for alcohol consumption for the first time will be subject to disciplinary action and, upon request, at the sole discretion of Medford Lakes Borough Manager, an unpaid medical leave of absence to obtain medical treatment for alcohol abuse. The length of the unpaid medical leave of absence is at the sole discretion of the Borough Manager. Members who produce a second or subsequent test result indicating alcohol consumption will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
(2) 
Any member who refuses to provide a blood sample upon a lawful request made upon individualized reasonable suspicion will also be dismissed.
C. 
Laboratory method. The physician/laboratory designated by Medford Lakes will be the sole facility for the blood alcohol testing.
D. 
Preliminary acquisition procedures.
(1) 
Before a member is ordered to submit to a blood alcohol test, the Department shall prepare a confidential report which documents the basis for reasonable suspicion. The individual whose approval is necessary to order the blood alcohol test shall base his decision on the contents of this confidential report.
(2) 
Prior to the submission of a blood sample, the employee may complete a medical questionnaire which clearly describes all medicines, both prescribed by a physician or available over the counter (nonprescription), which he ingested during the prior 30 days.
E. 
Specimen acquisition procedure.
(1) 
At the time that the blood sample is provided, the member will have the option to submit two samples. Both samples will be acquired according to the procedures outlined herein. One will be forwarded to the physician/laboratory designated by Medford Lakes for testing; the remaining sample will be stored in a frozen state within the Department according to departmental procedures regarding chain of custody and evidence storage. This sample will be made accessible to the member or his attorney.
(2) 
The Department shall be responsible for acquiring blood samples from members and shall designate an individual to serve as the official monitor. The member may also choose to name another witness to the sample acquisition.
(3) 
The official monitor shall be responsible for ensuring that all related forms have been thoroughly and accurately completed by the member.
(4) 
Generally, the member will submit the blood sample in the presence of the official monitor.
(5) 
Blood samples will be processed in accordance with accepted chain of custody procedures, and every effort will be made to ensure that the identity of the member being tested remains confidential. Throughout the blood acquisition process, the sample will be identified by use of the member's social security number.
(6) 
The member will complete the information requested on any related Department or laboratory forms and will put his social security number, initials, and date on the specimen bottle label. After the official monitor has inspected the information for accuracy, the member will unseal the specimen bottle packet and affix the label to the bottle. The member will secure the cap of the specimen bottle and will seal the sample by wrapping evidence tape around the bottle, vertically up one side, across the cap, down the other side, across the bottom and again up the first side, overlapping the tape to make a complete circle around the bottle. The member will then put his social security number, initials and date on the evidence tape and surrender the specimen to the official monitor.
(7) 
After ascertaining that all forms have been completed accurately, the official monitor shall take possession of the sample. The sample shall be placed in a controlled-accessed refrigerated storage area until it is delivered to the physician/laboratory designated by Medford Lakes. This delivery shall occur within one laboratory working day of acquisition.
F. 
Alcohol testing results. The physician/laboratory designated by Medford Lakes will notify the Chief of Police of the result of the analysis immediately upon completion. The laboratory will report as positive only those samples which have been confirmed to be positive for the presence of alcohol. The laboratory will follow up all immediate notifications with written reports. The Department will notify the member of the result of the analysis as soon as possible after notification by the laboratory. The Department will provide a copy of the laboratory report to the member if he requests it.
G. 
Hearings. A member may be disciplined up to and including termination from employment as a result of a positive test result for alcohol use or a refusal to submit to a blood alcohol test in accordance with established procedures.