Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 49 > Chapter 14 > Part I - General Provisions

• CAP-FDT-certified laboratory: means a laboratory certified for forensic hair drug testing by the College of American Pathologists. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Employee: means any person, paid or unpaid, in the service of an employer, as defined in this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• Employer: means any person, firm, or corporation, including any governmental entity, that has one or more workers or operators employed, or individuals performing service, in the same business, or in or about the same establishment, under any contract of hire or service, expressed or implied, oral or written; however, "employer" for the purposes of this Chapter shall not include any person, firm, or corporation that is subject to a federally mandated drug testing program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• negative employment consequences: include but are not limited to termination of employment, refusal to hire, or altered conditions of employment such as counseling, probation, suspension, and demotion. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Prospective employee: means any person who has made application to an employer, whether written or oral, to become an employee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• SAMHSA: means the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• Sample: means urine, blood, saliva, or hair. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• Screening test: means an immunoassay screen to eliminate "negative" specimens from further consideration. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001