Title 72 — WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED LAWS — INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
17 chapters · 421 sections in this title.
Idaho Code § 72-1604 Employer reporting requirements
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72-1604. Employer reporting requirements. (1) Effective October 1, 1997, an employer doing business in the state of Idaho shall report to the department the hiring or rehiring of an employee who works in the state. The report shall contain: (a) The employee’s name, address and so…
Idaho Code § 72-1605 Use of new hire information
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72-1605. Use of new hire information. (1) The information collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used only for the following purposes: (a) The department of health and welfare shall use the information to assist in its administration of any public assistance program and for …
Idaho Code § 72-1606 Costs
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72-1606. Costs. By written agreement, the department of health and welfare shall agree to pay the department of labor all costs incurred by the department of labor under this chapter that are attributable to the department of health and welfare, including the cost of establishing…
Idaho Code § 72-1607 Rules
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72-1607. Rules. The director may promulgate rules to administer this chapter, pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
Idaho Code § 72-1701 Purpose and intent of act
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72-1701. Purpose and intent of act. (1) The purpose of this act is to promote alcohol and drug-free workplaces and otherwise support employers in their efforts to eliminate substance abuse in the workplace, and thereby enhance workplace safety and increase productivity. This act …
Idaho Code § 72-1702 Testing for drugs and/or alcohol
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72-1702. Testing for drugs and/or alcohol. (1) It is lawful for a private employer to test employees or prospective employees for the presence of drugs or alcohol as a condition of hiring or continued employment, provided the testing requirements and procedures are in compliance …
Idaho Code § 72-1703 Cost of testing of current employees
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72-1703. Cost of testing of current employees. (1) Any drug or alcohol testing by an employer of current employees shall be deemed work time for purposes of compensation. (2) All costs of drug and alcohol testing for current employees conducted under the provisions of this act, u…
Idaho Code § 72-1704 Requirements for sample collection and testing
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72-1704. Requirements for sample collection and testing. All sample collection and testing for drugs and alcohol under this act shall be performed in accordance with the following conditions: (1) The collection of samples shall be performed under reasonable and sanitary condition…
Idaho Code § 72-1705 Employer’s written testing policy — Purposes and requirements for collection and testing
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72-1705. Employer’s written testing policy — Purposes and requirements for collection and testing. (1) An employer must have a written policy on drug and/or alcohol testing that is consistent with the requirements of this act, including a statement that violation of the policy ma…
Idaho Code § 72-1706 Right of employee or prospective employee to explain positive test result and request for retest
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72-1706. Right of employee or prospective employee to explain positive test result and request for retest. (1) Any employee or prospective employee who tests positive for drugs or alcohol must be given written notice of that test result, including the type of substance involved, …
Idaho Code § 72-1707 Discharge for work-related misconduct — Failure or refusal of testing
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72-1707. Discharge for work-related misconduct — Failure or refusal of testing. An employer establishes that an employee was discharged for work-related misconduct, as provided in section 72-1366, Idaho Code, upon a showing that the employer has complied with the requirements of …
Idaho Code § 72-1708 Employer’s disciplinary or rehabilitative actions based on testing — Claimant ineligible for benefits
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72-1708. Employer’s disciplinary or rehabilitative actions based on testing — Claimant ineligible for benefits. (1) Unless otherwise prohibited, upon receipt of a confirmed positive drug or alcohol test result or other proof which indicates a violation of an employer’s written po…
Idaho Code § 72-1709 Failure of claimant to accept suitable work
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72-1709. Failure of claimant to accept suitable work. If a claimant for unemployment benefits does not accept otherwise suitable work, as contemplated in section 72-1366(4), (6) or (7), Idaho Code, because he is required to take a preemployment drug or alcohol test, the claimant …
Idaho Code § 72-1710 Limitations of employer liability
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72-1710. Limitations of employer liability. (1) No cause of action arises in favor of any person based upon the absence of an employer established program or policy of drug or alcohol testing in accordance with this chapter. (2) No cause or action arises in favor of any person ag…
Idaho Code § 72-1711 False test result — Presumption and limitation of damages in claim against employer
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72-1711. False test result — Presumption and limitation of damages in claim against employer. (1) No cause of action arises in favor of any person against an employer who has established a program of drug and alcohol testing in accordance with this chapter, and who has taken any …
Idaho Code § 72-1712 Confidentiality of information
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72-1712. Confidentiality of information. (1) All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda or test results, written or otherwise, received through a substance abuse testing program shall be kept confidential, and are intended to be used only for an employer’s intern…
Idaho Code § 72-1713 Employee not "disabled."
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72-1713. Employee not "disabled." An employee or prospective employee whose drug or alcohol test results are verified or confirmed as positive in accordance with the provisions of this act shall not, by virtue of those results alone, be defined as a person with a "disability" for…
Idaho Code § 72-1714 No physician-patient relationship created
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72-1714. No physician-patient relationship created. A physician-patient relationship is not created between an employee or prospective employee, and the employer or any person performing a drug or alcohol test, solely by the establishment of a drug or alcohol testing program in t…
Idaho Code § 72-1715 Public entities may conduct programs
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72-1715. Public entities may conduct programs. The state of Idaho and any political subdivision thereof may conduct drug and alcohol testing of employees under the provisions of this chapter and as otherwise constitutionally permitted.
Idaho Code § 72-1716 Implementation of alcohol and drug-free workplace program — Qualification of employer premium reduction
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72-1716. Implementation of alcohol and drug-free workplace program — Qualification of employer premium reduction. (1) For each policy of worker’s compensation insurance issued or renewed in the state on or after July 1, 1999, a reduction in the premium for the policy may be grant…
Idaho Code § 72-1717 State construction contracts
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72-1717. State construction contracts. (1) In order to be eligible for the award of any state contract for the construction or improvement of any public property or publicly owned buildings, contractors shall meet the following requirements: (a) Provide a drug-free workplace prog…