Transcript Drug-Free Card Program

(Your Organization)
Risk Management Program Committee
Third-Party Administrator
Drug Free Business
425/488-9755
Tom Pool
Executive Director
Drug Free Business
Mission
Drug Free Business is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation
formed in 1988 to assist employers, regardless of size,
start and maintain effective drug-free workplace programs.
This results in a safe workplace, increased productivity,
lower benefit costs and improved profits as a result of the
elimination of substance abuse in the workplace.
Drug Free Business
Qualifications
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Over 2,500 member companies
Assisted over 5,000 employers
Chosen by state to provide technical
assistance and training
Over 300 companies and 15,000 employees
in our EAP consortium
Proposed and authored L&I workers’ comp
premium discount program
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Professional Organizations
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Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace
Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association SAPAA
Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association
National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance
Employee Assistance Professionals Association - EAPA
Society for Human Resource Management – SHRM
Association of Washington Business – AWB
Alliance for Third-Party Administrators - ATPA
Subscriptions to professional journals and legal update
services
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Drug Testing is often Required in
Building and Construction
Industry
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High turnover
Many unnecessary pre-employment test
Insulting to worker
Costly to employers
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Cost of testing and administration
Time away from job
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Drug-Free Card Concept
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Policy applies to all employees
Take pre-employment test only once
If negative, becomes eligible for hiring in
confidential, encrypted, online database
If worker goes to a new employer,
database is checked using secure website,
avoids new pre-employment test
New employer confirms applicant is in
“O.K. to Work” in program
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Drug-Free Card Concept - 2
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Program Administrator tracks by computer
where each employee is currently
employed
Computer lottery selects small percentage
for testing each month.
Employees must go to collection site within
24 hours of notification
All test results tracked by Administrator for
compliance with program rules
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Interactive Web Access
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Two possible situations
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O.K. to Work - hire immediately, no drug test needed
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Not O.K. to Work - applicant must contact DFB for
instructions
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If new to area, must complete a baseline (pre-employment) test to become
O.K. to Work
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If failed a previous test or failed to comply with EAP, he/she is given
instructions to contact EAP again
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Employee Assistance Program
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No cost to employees or families –counselors 24/7
thru 1-800 number
Assistance with wide variety of problems, emphasis
on work-related issues
Supervisor training for early resolution of
performance problems
Positive drug/alcohol test means automatic referral
to EAP for resolution
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Employee Assistance Program
deals with:
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Alcohol and drug problems
Marital, family and relationship issues
Workplace issues
Depression, stress and anxiety
Mental health issues
Workplace violence
Critical Incident Debriefing
Physical problems
Legal and financial issues
This is a full-service, broad-brush EAP
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Advantages of Drug-Free Card
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Every employee subject to lottery selection
Powerful deterrent to drug use
Employers don’t have to wait for results
Costs minimized — no multiple tests
Counterfeiting or lost cards not an issue
On-site collection service available for
small additional fee
Parallel D.O.T. program for commercial
drivers (CDL) at no extra cost
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Safeguards in Drug-Free Card
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DFB is independent, non-profit third party
administrator
Joint committee provides quick response
to issues not in guidelines
All collections by trained personnel follow
DHHS protocols
Drug analysis only in SAMHSA
certified labs
Evidentiary Breath Testing Devices
(EBT) for alcohol testing
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Safeguards in Drug-Free Card - 2
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All drug tests reviewed by independent
Medical Review Officer (MRO)
All verified positives require referral to
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Return to work after approved by EAP and
last chance agreement
Must pass return-to-work test and follow-up
tests over 2 years
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Drug Free Business has approx
6,000 collection sites nation-wide
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These are just our “network” sites; other sites
and on-site collections available
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Advantages of DFB Program
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Experience
24/7 administration of program
Policies included
Training included – nation-wide
Largest collection network
EAP Consortium
Effective risk management
Cost effective
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DFB Drug-Free Card Program
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Prepare
Administrative Guide
Coordinate with union
Train supervisors,
educate employee
Enter data in lottery
selection database
“Grandfather” recent
tests
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Begin applicant testing
— lottery selections
Positive test referral
process
Continually update
database
Continue training,
education, consultation
& newsletters
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Costs
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Other programs we administer average between
$.02 hour to $.06 hour
Billing to each company or to a joint
union/management trust
Variables:
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Lottery selection rate
Does “card” expire?
Full Service EAP or just Substance Abuse Profession
process for worker after failing test?
Number of participants
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Locations requiring 3rd party collection sites
For more information?
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Call Drug Free Business to discuss your
specific needs and situation
We can customize a program that will work
for your bargaining workers, your nonbargaining workers, your Union’s Business
Managers, employers, and your professional
business association
Drug Free Business: 425-488-9755
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