Utah Code 63A-17-1004. Drug testing of state employees
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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), when there is reasonable suspicion that an employee is using a controlled substance or alcohol unlawfully during work hours, an employee may be required to submit to medically accepted testing procedures for a determination of whether the employee is using a controlled substance or alcohol in violation of this part.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63A-17-1004
- Agency: means any department or unit of Utah state government with authority to employ personnel. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
- Controlled substance: means controlled substance as defined in Section
58-37-2 . See Utah Code 63A-17-102 - Department: means the Department of Government Operations. See Utah Code 63A-1-103
- Director: means the director of the division. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
- Employee: means any individual in a paid status covered by the career service or classified service provisions of this chapter. See Utah Code 63A-17-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) In highly sensitive positions, as identified in department class specifications, random drug testing of employees may be conducted by an agency in accordance with the rules of the director.
(3) All drug or alcohol testing shall be:
(3)(a) conducted by a federally certified and licensed physician, a federally certified and licensed medical clinic, or testing facility federally certified and licensed to conduct medically accepted drug testing; and
(3)(b) conducted in accordance with the rules of the director made under Section 63A-17-1002.
(4) A record relating to drug or alcohol testing of a state employee is classified as a private record under Section 63G-2-302.
(5) A physician, medical clinic, or testing facility may not be held liable in any civil action brought by a party for:
(5)(a) performing or failing to perform a test under this section;
(5)(b) issuing or failing to issue a test result under this section; or
(5)(c) acting or omitting to act in any other way in good faith under this section.