Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3364 - University of Toledo › Chapter 3364-25 - Benefit Policies; Employment › Section 3364-25-17 - Pre-employment drug testing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy
			 statement
It is the university of Toledo health
				science campus objective to provide the highest quality health education,
				research, and services, with a responsibility to do so in a safe environment.
				Employees under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol while on the job create
				serious safety and health risks to themselves, patients, guests, co-workers,
				and the health science campus. "UTMC" prohibits the unlawful manufacture,
				distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of any controlled substances
				including the unsanctioned use of alcohol, on "UTMC" property, or as any part
				of its activities. The term "controlled substance" means a controlled substance
				in schedules I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (
				21 U.S.C.
				812 ). This includes all illegal drugs and
				legal drugs used without a physician's order. It does not prohibit taking
				prescribed medications under the direction of a physician.
(B)
								Purpose of policy
"UTMC" is committed to maintaining a
				workplace that is free from the detrimental effects of drug and/or alcohol
				abuse. To prevent hiring or otherwise placing individuals whose use of
				controlled substances indicates a potential for impaired or unsafe job
				performance, the health science campus conducts pre-employment drug testing.
				All individuals, including rehires, seeking any faculty, staff, contingent,
				temporary, resident, volunteer, and select graduate and undergraduate student
				"*"positions, upon an offer of employment, will be required to submit to a drug
				screen through the controlled collection of a urine sample. All applicants will
				be informed, either by completing an application in human resources or through
				oral communication, that any employment offer is conditional upon successful
				completion of a drug test.
(C)
								Procedures
(1)
									Human resource
			 representatives will, prior to or concurrently with conditionally offering an
			 individual employment, schedule an appointment in university health services
			 "UHS" for urine sample collection. "UHS" will provide all participants a
			 statement of the university of Toledo medical center policy for unwitnessed
			 urine collection and ask each individual to sign consent for testing form. Any
			 applicant who chooses not to allow the drug screen will be informed he/she is
			 no longer a candidate for employment.
(2)
									"UHS"'s medical
			 review officer will review the results of all drug tests. "UHS" will notify
			 human resources of all drug test results. Individuals with negative results
			 will continue the normal hiring procedures. The medical review officer will
			 privately interview individuals testing positive to ensure the positive result
			 is not due to a medical condition or physician prescribed medication. If no
			 legitimate medical explanation can be provided, the medical review officer will
			 inform the applicant that human resources will be advised of the positive test
			 results. A human resource representative will subsequently contact applicants
			 who test positive to withdraw the offer of employment. Human resources will
			 also notify hiring department managers of applicants who test positive and are
			 not eligible for employment. A separate notification process will be followed
			 for faculty and resident hires.
(3)
									No applicants will be permitted to
			 actually begin work until the results of the drug test are determined and
			 proper notification is provided. It is, therefore, necessary for applicants who
			 would be moving to the area to have a drug test in advance of his/her move. In
			 these situations, "UHS" will schedule an appointment for urine sample
			 collection for drug testing in that area and all results will be reviewed
			 through "UHS
"*"Graduate assistant and student
				workers positions that will be working in any patient care areas or enter
				patient care areas in the course of performing the duties of their
				job.