Delaware Administrative Code
Title 9 - Services for Children Youth and Their Families
Division of Management and Support Services
501 - Procedures for Drug Testing Certain Employees
Section 501-10.0 - Post Testing Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
10.1 If the lab results are negative, the sample shall be destroyed.
10.2 If the lab results are positive, the report will be forwarded to Human Resources by the MRO.
10.3 The Human Resource Office will then notify the appropriate Division Director or designee. They will, in turn, notify the employee and immediately remove him/her from the workplace without pay.
10.4 The employee is then directed to participate in an accredited drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program. Refusal to do so may result in dismissal. All benefit covered employees will be referred to the State's EAP program for assistance in enrollment.
10.5 Once the employee makes contact with an accredited drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program, and provides documentation of same, the employee will be allowed to use accrued leave, rescheduled holidays or compensatory time previously earned.
10.6 Before being allowed to return to duty, the employee must:
10.7 Any employee who tests positive on a drug test for a second time within five (5) years from the date of program completion will be terminated without the option to participate in a treatment program.]
