37 Pa. Code § 451.113 - Drug Testing Program
(a) The
board will approve and implement written policies and procedures for the Drug
Testing Program.
(b) The Drug
Testing Program policies and procedures shall include the following elements:
(1) The purposes of testing, that is, whether
it is for rehabilitative or treatment purposes, for the protection of the
community, for the use of the Court in sentencing or for the compilation of
statistics.
(2) The manner of
offender selection, that is, whether Court-ordered, randomly selected or
applicable to eligible offenders.
(3) The frequency of testing.
(4) The chain-of-custody
procedures.
(5) Confirmation
procedures for positive drug tests through the use of a more sensitive
procedure than used in initial screening and the rationale for use of the
particular method selected.
(6) A
description of drug testing methodologies.
(7) A policy regarding reporting and use of
testing results.
(8) A
confidentiality policy.
(9)
Evaluation procedures.
(10) A
monitoring component to ensure offenders' compliance with the conditions of the
Drug Testing Program.
(11) Policy
and procedure for responding to major and minor violations of Drug Testing
Program conditions.
Notes
This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 451.34 (relating to Prison Facilities Improvement Act funding qualification and Intermediate Punishment Sentencing Act authority or Intermediate Punishment Sentencing Act authority only).
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