(a) The laboratory report shall include the following information and shall be reported in a timely manner:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 329B-6

  • Confirmatory test: means a drug or alcohol test that uses a method of analysis determined by the director of health to be reliable in establishing the identity and quantity of alcohol, drugs, or metabolites of drugs detected in an initial screening test. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 329B-2
  • Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 329B-2
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Positive test result: means a finding through confirmatory testing of the presence of drugs, alcohol, or the metabolites of drugs in the sample tested in the levels at or above the cutoff levels established by the director. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 329B-2
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Substance abuse test: means any testing procedure designed to take and analyze body fluids or materials from the body for the purpose of measuring the amount of drugs, alcohol, or the metabolites of drugs in the sample tested. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 329B-2
  • Third party: means any person, agency, employer or any other entity who requests substance abuse testing of another person or persons. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 329B-2
(1) The type of test conducted;
(2) The test results, which, for each substance tested can be negative due to a negative screening or confirmatory test result, positive due to a positive confirmatory test result, or no result due to an unsatisfactory sample or other reason;
(3) The cutoff level used to distinguish positive and negative samples on both the initial and confirmatory tests;
(4) The name and address of the laboratory; and
(5) Any additional information provided by the laboratory concerning the individual’s test.
(b) The indication of a substance below the cutoff level as established by the director shall be recorded as a negative test result. The laboratory’s report shall not contain any information indicating the possible presence of a substance below a cut-off level, as so established.
(c) Any information concerning a substance abuse test pursuant to this chapter shall be strictly confidential. Such information shall not be released to anyone without the informed written consent of the individual tested and shall not be released or made public upon subpoena or any other method of discovery, except that information related to a positive test result of an individual shall be disclosed to the individual, the third party, or the decision maker in a lawsuit, grievance, or other proceeding initiated by or on behalf of the individual tested and arising from positive confirmatory test result. Any person who receives or comes into possession of any information protected under this chapter shall be subject to the same obligation of confidentiality as the party from whom the information was received.
(d) Failure to adopt or adhere to all the procedures contained in this chapter shall invalidate the test result and the result may not be reported or otherwise used for any purpose.

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