Oklahoma Code § 40-2-406.1

Title 40. Labor: Discharge for refusal to undergo drug or alcohol
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testing or positive test.
A.  1.  An employee discharged on the basis of a refusal to
undergo drug or alcohol testing or a positive drug or alcohol test
conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Standards for

Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Act shall be considered to have
been discharged for misconduct and shall be disqualified for
benefits pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-406 of this title.
2.  In any challenge to a positive drug or alcohol test, the
claimant has the burden to prove that the test was not properly
conducted.  The employer must provide the chain of custody
documentation at the request of any claimant challenging his or her
test result.
3.  When the claimant fails to request a confirmation test
pursuant to Section 556 of this title, the claimant shall not be
eligible for benefits.
B.  In any claim brought by the discharged employee for
compensation, a written report of the drug or alcohol test results
shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the administration and
results of the drug or alcohol test.  If challenged by the claimant
as provided in paragraph 2 of subsection A of this section, the
written report of the drug or alcohol test results shall be
acceptable for presentation as evidence with the chain of custody of
the sample properly documented.
Added by Laws 1993, c. 355, § 16, emerg. eff. June 10, 1993.
Amended by Laws 2006, c. 176, § 7, eff. July 1, 2006.  Renumbered
from § 2-406A of this title by Laws 2006, c. 176, § 29, eff. July 1,
2006.  Amended by Laws 2007, c. 78, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2007; Laws
2012, c. 196, § 3, emerg. eff. May 8, 2012; Laws 2013, c. 148, § 3,
eff. Nov. 1, 2013.

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