(a) Except as provided by law, the results of an inmate’s drug test required or ordered under this chapter shall be used only to determine:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 353G-6

  • Assessment: means an ongoing process through which a substance abuse professional collaborates with a client and other persons to gather and interpret information necessary for planning treatment and evaluating the client's progress. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353G-2
  • Assessment program: refers to a not-for-profit corporation, government agency, or other entity accredited by the department of health to provide substance abuse services, or to a substance abuse professional certified pursuant to section 321-193. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353G-2
  • drug test: means a test conducted in a medically safe and appropriate manner to determine the presence or absence of alcohol or controlled substance metabolites, or to determine the recent or historical use of alcohol or a controlled substance by the subject of the test. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353G-2
  • program: is synonymous with facility, agency, unit, and organization. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353G-2
  • treatment program: means a program concerned with education, prevention, or treatment directed toward achieving the prevention of substance abuse, or the social, mental, and physical restoration of substance abusers. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 353G-2
(1) Whether the department of corrections and rehabilitation shall order treatment or an assessment;
(2) Appropriate conditions of parole or other release from a correctional center or facility; or
(3) An appropriate sanction for violation of a term or condition of the person’s participation in a treatment program imposed pursuant to section 353G-9 or any other law.
(b) Except as provided by law, an assessment shall be used only for the purposes listed in subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) and to provide background information about an inmate to any person or agency conducting a prerelease assessment pursuant to section 353G-4.
(c) Except as provided in this chapter, any information obtained as a result of an assessment program or a treatment program, including positive drug tests, shall be kept confidential in accordance with the requirements of Title 42 United States Code § 290dd-2.