WELCOME!
DRUG TESTING
TRAINING
PRE-TEST
1. Each State agency is required or not required to
implement a drug testing policy. (Circle One)
2. Substance abuse crosses all demographic,
geographic, and labor management lines. (True
or False)
3. A supervisor should attempt to counsel an
employee if drug use is suspected. (True or
False)
THE ORM DRUG TESTING POLICY
GOAL
ORM has a legislative mandate to eliminate or
reduce recognized hazards, therefore, Drug
Testing Policy review is an audit requirement
A STATE AGENCY DRUG TESTING
POLICY SHALL INCLUDE:
Written Policy
Education & Awareness Program
Supervisor Training
Employee Assistance Program
Drug Testing Procedures
WRITTEN POLICY
Tailored to an agency’s specific drug testing
needs:
• Assignment of responsibility
• Safety/Security Sensitive Positions
• Must be disseminated to all employees
• Mandate drug testing in accordance with
Executive Order KBB 05-08 & 05-11
• Violation of Policy actions
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
Who is the Substance Abuser?
•Crosses all demographic, geographic & labor
management lines.
•No agency is immune.
•Looks, talks and acts like everyone else.
•Usually only noticeable through poor job
performance.
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF
SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
• Safety
• Productivity
• Quality
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
EXECUTIVE ORDER KBB 05-08 & 05-11
MANDATES TESTING AS FOLLOWS:
1. When reasonable suspicion exists
2. Following an accident that:
a) Leads to reasonable suspicion
b) Results in a fatality
c) Results in the release of a hazardous waste
or material
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
EXECUTIVE ORDER KBB 05-08 & 05-11
3. Randomly as part of a rehabilitation
monitoring program
4. Pre-employment for both
employees/appointees
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
EXECUTIVE ORDER KBB 05-08 & 05-11
5. Randomly for all employees in a
safety/security sensitive position
6. Prior to promotion/reassignment to a
safety/security sensitive position
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
TARGET SUBSTANCES
• MARIJUANA
• OPIATES (NARCOTICS)
• COCAINE
• AMPHETAMINES
• PHENCYCLIDINES (PCP)
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
PRESCRIPTION
AND
OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
• NOT feeling drowsy does NOT mean one is UNimpaired!!!
•Sedation “effects” from drugs can last from 20 minutes to 4
hours, or more (depending on the drug and the individuals
sensitivity and metabolism)
•NEVER operate heavy machinery or vehicles – when taking
prescribed or over-the-counter medication with a warning on the
label that drowsiness may result.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
Provides “outside” Professional Assistance to
employees and/or family members who may
benefit from outsource:
•Substance Abuse
•Family Problems
•Emotional Problems
•Financial Problems
•Other Problems Affecting Job Performance
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
• Availability
– Representatives can be contacted through
agencies’ Human Resources section.
– Services are provided free of charge for a
specified number of visits.
– Confidentiality – if service is used, No
One, including supervisors, are informed.
DRUG TESTING
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
Procedures:
•Chain of Custody form for reason of testing
•Testing performed by SAMSHA-certified laboratory
•Collection under direct observation of same gender
•Negative results sent to authorized agency contacts
•Positive results reported by lab to qualified Medical
Review Officer
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
CONFIDENTIALITY
• All drug testing is considered confidential
pursuant to LRS 49:1012
• Information cannot be used against an
employee except where drug use is
considered relevant
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
POSITIVE TEST RESULTS
• Current Employees – Agency may, but are
not required to, allow an employee to
undergo rehabilitation without termination
• Prospective Employees/Appointees – Shall
be cause for elimination from consideration
for employment or appointment
ORM AUDIT
REQUIREMENTS
• Documented distribution of the policies
and training shall be presented at the ORM
annual audit.
• Documented re-training of the policies
must be conducted at least once every three
years and presented at the ORM audit.
QUESTIONS?
POST-TEST
POST-TEST
1. Give examples of noticeable signs of
possible drug use:
POST-TEST
2. If you are taking prescribed or over-the-
counter drugs with a warning “against
operating heavy machinery or vehicles,”
should you still do it? Yes or No
3. Supervisor should provide frequent
_________ to rehabilitated employees.
4. Supervisors should treat rehabilitated
employees as cured. True or False
POST-TEST
5. EAP is designed to assist & support
employees with the following:
a) Family problems
b) Emotional problems
c) Financial problems
d) None of the above
e) All of the above
POST-TEST
6. Documented distribution of drug testing
policy and training shall be presented at
the __________ annual audit.
7. Name some safety or security sensitive
positions where random drug testing
would be conducted.
Thank You For
Your
Attendance