Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 49 > Chapter 14 > Part II - Drug Testing Procedures and Standards

• 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
• SAMHSA: means the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001
• SAMHSA guidelines: means the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs as published in the Federal Register on April 11, 1988 (53 FR 11970), revised on June 9, 1994 (59 FR 29908), further revised on September 30, 1997 (62 FR 51118), and any further revised guidelines issued by SAMHSA. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:1001