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• The individual may be required to speak and/or meet with the MRO, who will review the individual's medical history, including any medical records provided; • The individual will be afforded the opportunity to discuss the test results and to offer any additional or clarifying information which may explain the positive test result; • If there is some new information which may affect the original finding, the MRO may request the laboratory to perform additional testing on the original specimen in order to further clarify the results; and • A final determination will be made by the MRO that the test is either positive or negative, and the individual will be so advised. If the MRO determines that there is a legitimate medical explanation for a confirmed positive test result, the MRO will report the test result to the City as negative. If the MRO determines that there is no legitimate medical explanation for a confirmed positive test result, the MRO will report the positive test result to the City in accordance with DOT regulations. Based on a review of laboratory reports, quality assurance and quality control data, and other controlled substance test results, the MRO may conclude that a particular confirmed positive controlled substance test result is scientifically insufficient for further action. Under these circumstances, the MRO will conclude that the test is negative for the presence of controlled substances or controlled substance metabolites in a Driver's system. B. Notification of Test Results The City will notify an applicant of the results of a pre-employment controlled substance test if the applicant requests such results within sixty (60) calendar days of being notified of the disposition of the applicant's employment application. The City will notify a Driver of the results of random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident tests for controlled substance if the test results are verified positive, and will inform the Driver which controlled substance or substances were verified as positive. Results of alcohol tests will be immediately available from the collection agent. C. Right to Confirmatory Retest Within seventy-two (72) hours after receiving notice of a positive controlled substance test result, an applicant or Driver may request through the MRO a reanalysis (confirmatory retest) of the Driver's split specimen. Action required by federal regulation as a result of a positive controlled substance test (e.g., removal from safety-sensitive functions) will not be stayed during retesting of the split specimen. If the result of the confirmatory retest fails to reconfirm the presence of the controlled substance(s) or controlled substance metabolite(s) found in the primary specimen, or if the split specimen is unavailable, inadequate for testing or untestable, the MRO will cancel the test. Drivers will be reimbursed for any pay lost if taken out of service based upon a positive 10