La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § XI-315

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XI-315 - Responsibility

A. The Deputy Secretary of Public Safety Services is responsible for the overall compliance with this policy and shall submit to the Office of the Governor, through the Commissioner of Administration, a report on this policy and drug testing program, describing progress, the number of employees affected, the categories of testing being conducted, the associated costs for testing, and the effectiveness of the program by November 1 of each year.

B. The human resource director is responsible for administering the drug testing program; recommending to the deputy secretary when drug testing is appropriate; receiving, acting on, and holding confidential all information received from the testing services provider and from the medical review officer; collecting appropriate information necessary to agency defense in the event of legal challenge; and providing the deputy secretary with the data necessary to submit a detail report to the Office of the Governor as described above.

C. All supervisory personnel are responsible for reporting to the human resource director any employee they suspect may be under the influence of any illegal drug and/or chemical substance. Supervisory personnel are also responsible for assuring that each employee under their supervision receives a copy of this policy, signs a receipt form, and understands or is given the opportunity to understand and have questions answered about its contents.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § XI-315

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Management and Finance, LR 25:2420 (December 1999).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 49:1001 et seq.