Sec. 815.8. Drug testing

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(a) The provider may administer tests to a patient to ascertain the use and/or presence of alcohol and/or other drugs, in accord with program policies for screening, applicable regulations, clinical judgment, and mindful of patient dignity. The provider shall inform a patient of each result and document all results in the patient's record. Supervised collection of a urine toxicology screen may only be conducted by persons of the same gender, or gender identity, as the patient. Drug testing may not be used by a provider as a punitive tool.
(b) The provider must conduct such tests with reliable testing devices and administer such tests in accord with manufacturer instructions and in compliance with all Department of Health requirements.

                    
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