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Indiana Code Title 4. State Offices and Administration § 4-13-18-6

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 6. (a) A contractor's employee drug testing program must satisfy all of the following:

(1) Each of the contractor's employees must be subject to a drug test at least one (1) time each year.

(2) Subject to subdivision (1), the contractor's employees must be tested randomly.  At least two percent (2%) of the contractor's employees must be randomly selected each month for testing.

(3) The program must contain at least a five (5) drug panel that tests for the following:

(A) Amphetamines.

(B) Cocaine.

(C) Opiates (2000 ng/ml).

(D) PCP.

(E) THC.

(4) The program must impose progressive discipline on an employee who fails a drug test.  The discipline must have at least the following progression:

(A) After the first positive test, an employee must be:

(i) suspended from work for thirty (30) days;

(ii) directed to a program of treatment or rehabilitation;  and

(iii) subject to unannounced drug testing for one (1) year, beginning the day the employee returns to work.

(B) After a second positive test, an employee must be:

(i) suspended from work for ninety (90) days;

(ii) directed to a program of treatment or rehabilitation;  and

(iii) subject to unannounced drug testing for one (1) year, beginning the day the employee returns to work.

(C) After a third or subsequent positive test, an employee must be:

(i) suspended from work for one (1) year;

(ii) directed to a program of treatment or rehabilitation;  and

(iii) subject to unannounced drug testing for one (1) year, beginning the day the employee returns to work.

The program may require dismissal of the employee after any positive drug test or other discipline more severe than is described in this subdivision.

(b) An employer complies with the requirement of subsection (a) to direct an employee to a program of treatment or rehabilitation if the employer does either of the following:

(1) Advises the employee of any program of treatment or rehabilitation covered by insurance provided by the employer.

(2) If the employer does not provide insurance that covers drug treatment or rehabilitation programs, the employer advises the employee of agencies known to the employer that provide drug treatment or rehabilitation programs.

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