Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
800 - Delaware Council on Police Training
801 - Regulations of the Delaware Council on Police Training
Section 801-24.0 - Substance Abuse Screen
Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 801-24.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
24.1 Requirements
24.1.1 All applicants for police
officers, who come under the requirements of the Mandatory Training Act (Title
11, Section 8401-8410) as part of their pre-employment screening, will be
required to submit to and successfully pass a pre-employment drug
test.
24.2 Policy Procedures
24.2.1 A positive test at the
pre-employment stage will mean the applicant has not met minimum qualifications
(requirements) as established by the Council on Police Training, under 11
Del.C. §
8404 (a)(1),
therefore the applicant would not be eligible for employment.
24.2.2 A positive test will be considered
valid when confirmed by a second test procedure performed on the original
sample.
24.2.3 If a particular drug
has been prescribed by a physician and the test results in a positive reading
then the following will be applied.
24.2.3.1 A
formal letter will be obtained through the licensed physician that prescribed
the drug, stating the reason(s) why that particular drug was prescribed. The
physician must also state if the drug will affect someone from performing the
duties of a police officer and if the particular person the medication is
prescribed to is fit for duty.
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