Title 50, Employer And Employee

(a) One (1) time only, prior to testing, a covered employer shall give all employees and job applicants for employment a written policy statement that contains:(1) A general statement of the covered employer's policy on employee drug or alcohol use, which must identify:(A) The ty…

(a) To the extent permitted by law, a covered employer who establishes a drug-free workplace is required to conduct the following types of drug or alcohol tests:(1) Job Applicant Drug and Alcohol Testing. A covered employer must, after a conditional offer of employment, require j…

(a) All specimen collection and testing for drugs and alcohol under this chapter shall be performed in accordance with the procedures provided for by the United States department of transportation rules for workplace drug and alcohol testing compiled at 49 CFR part 40. (b) A cove…

(a) An employee or job applicant whose drug or alcohol test result is confirmed as positive in accordance with this section shall not, by virtue of the result alone, be deemed to have a disability as defined under federal, state or local disability discrimination laws. (b) A cove…

(a) All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda and drug or alcohol test results, written or otherwise, received by the covered employer through a drug or alcohol testing program are confidential communications and may not be used or received in evidence, obtained…

(a) A laboratory may not analyze initial or confirmation test specimens unless:(1) The laboratory is licensed and approved by the department of health, using criteria established by the United States department of health and human services as guidelines for modeling the state dru…

(a) The administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation is authorized to adopt rules, using the rules and guidelines adopted by the department of health and criteria established by the United States department of health and human services and the United States department of …

A temporary employment agency shall not be required by rule, regulation or policy of the department of labor and workforce development to implement a drug-free workplace pursuant to this chapter.

(a) Each employer with five (5) or more employees receiving pay who contracts with the state or any local government to provide construction services or who is awarded a contract to provide construction services or who provides construction services to the state or local governme…

(a) The state or any local government, including departments, divisions, or agencies thereof, shall include within any bid or procurement specifications for construction services the following information:(1) A statement as to whether the governmental entity issuing a constructio…

Notwithstanding this chapter, a covered employer who has employees who are healthcare practitioners for the purposes of § 63-1-126 shall report a healthcare practitioner who tests positive for any drug on any government or private sector preemployment or employer-ordered confirme…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Issued” means the date that the licensed physician physically wrote or electronically transmitted the prescription to the pharmacy; and(2) “Valid prescription” means a prescription that is written or electronically sent by a licensed practitioner …

The commissioner of labor and workforce development shall promulgate a rule to add Kratom to the definition of a drug, as defined in § 50-9-103. The rule must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.