(a) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.(b) The secretary shall consider the following when promulgating rules: (1) Testing procedures established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Transportation;(2) Screening procedures established by the substance abuse experts to determine when a person exhibits the criteria to determine that there is reasonable cause to suspect that a person is likely to use drugs;(3) Body specimens and minimum specimen amounts that are appropriate for drug testing;(4) Methods of analysis and procedures to ensure reliable drug testing results, including without limitation standards for initial tests and confirmation tests;(5) Minimum detection levels for each drug or drug metabolite for the purpose of determining a positive result;(6) Chain-of-custody procedures to ensure proper identification, labeling, and handling of specimens tested; and(7) Retention, storage, and transportation procedures to ensure reliable results of drug tests used in the administration of this subchapter.Amended by Act 2023, No. handling of specimens tested; and(7) Retention, storage, and transportation procedures to ensure reliable results of drug tests used in the administration of this subchapter.Amended by Act 2023, No. 832,§ 28, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 558, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Act 2017, No. 314,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2017.Added by Act 2015, No. 1205,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this subchapter.(b) The secretary shall consider the following when promulgating rules: (1) Testing procedures established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Transportation;(2) Screening procedures established by the substance abuse experts to determine when a person exhibits the criteria to determine that there is reasonable cause to suspect that a person is likely to use drugs;(3) Body specimens and minimum specimen amounts that are appropriate for drug testing;(4) Methods of analysis and procedures to ensure reliable drug testing results, including without limitation standards for initial tests and confirmation tests;(5) Minimum detection levels for each drug or drug metabolite for the purpose of determining a positive result;(6) Chain-of-custody procedures to ensure proper identification, labeling, and handling of specimens tested; and(7) Retention, storage, and transportation procedures to ensure reliable results of drug tests used in the administration of this subchapter.Amended by Act 2023, No. handling of specimens tested; and(7) Retention, storage, and transportation procedures to ensure reliable results of drug tests used in the administration of this subchapter.Amended by Act 2023, No. 832,§ 28, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 558, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Act 2017, No. 314,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2017.Added by Act 2015, No. 1205,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
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