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cost for rehabilitation shall be apportioned as provided

by the health care plan with any costs not covered by the
plan apportioned equally between the employee and Big
River; however, Big River is not required to pay more
than $2,000 toward the costs not covered by the
employee’s health care plan. If no employee benefit plan
exists and the employee does not have coverage for any
portion of the costs of rehabilitation under any health
care plan of the employee, the costs of rehabilitation shall
be apportioned equally between the employee and Big
River. However, the company shall not be required to
pay more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) toward
the costs of rehabilitation.

(c) Big River will coordinate the treatment reporting process.

(d) Participation in and successful completion of a substance
abuse treatment program is required, or the employee
will be subject to termination.

(e) If an employee fails to abide by all requirements of his/
her rehabilitation program and this policy, the employee
will be immediately terminated.

(f) Upon successful completion of the rehabilitation
program, agreed-upon stipulations will be discussed
prior to the employee returning to work. Random testing
may be done post-treatment, and may be done before,
during, in addition to, and after rehabilitation.

(g) Employees who test positive for alcohol a second time
will be subject to termination regardless of when the test
occurs.

5. Positive Drug Screen. Employees testing positive for illegal
drugs or the abuse or misuse of prescription or over-the-counter
drugs or supplements will be subject to termination.

K. Education.

1. Supervisor Training. Big River shall require supervisory
personnel involved with drug or alcohol testing to receive

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