Heidi’s Law

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone use and to require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to include testing for methadone use in Department of Transportation drug tests. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as Heidi’s Law 2. Inclusion of testing for methadone use in certain drug testing procedures (a) Revision of mandatory guidelines Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, established pursuant to section 503(a) of Public Law 100–71 5 U.S.C. 7301 (b) Publication of notice Upon completion of the revision required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a final notice in the Federal Register of such revision. 3. Inclusion of methadone in Department of Transportation drug tests Not later than 60 days after the final notice required under section 2(b) is published, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to update any regulations containing procedures for transportation employee workplace drug and alcohol testing programs to include testing for methadone use in drug-testing panels, consistent with the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs as revised by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 2. 4. To compel the Secretary to periodically update the mandatory guidelines for Federal workplace drug testing (a) In general On an annual basis, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall review and if necessary revise the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, established pursuant to section 503(a) of Public Law 100–71 5 U.S.C. 7301 (b) Publication of notice Upon completion of the revision required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall publish a final notice in the Federal Register of such revision. 5. Inclusion of newly established drugs in department of transportation drug tests Not later than 60 days after the final notice required under section 4(b) is published, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are necessary to update any regulations containing procedures for transportation employee workplace drug and alcohol testing programs to include testing for newly identified substances in drug-testing panels, consistent with the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs as revised by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 4.

Summary: Heidi's Law This bill revises the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs to include testing for methadone and newly identified drug substances. The Department of Health and Human Services must revise the guidelines to (1) expand the opiate category on the list of substances authorized for testing to include methadone, and (2) add any new drugs which may not have been previously included on such list. The Department of Transportation must update its regulations containing procedures for transportation employee workplace drug and alcohol testing programs to include testing for methadone and newly identified drug substances.