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Drug-Free Workplace Policy and Program Template

Florida Drug Testing Laws and Regulations

State: Florida
Statute of Order: Fla. Stat. §440.101 et seq., §627.0915, §112.0455
Covered Employers: Private employers with 3 or more employees. Public employers with safety-sensitive and law enforcement positions
Applicant Testing: Testing authorized with advance notice to applicant; applicant's refusal to submit to test may be used as basis for not hiring.
Employee Testing: Testing authorized on reasonable suspicion of substance abuse, as part of routine fitness-for-duty exam, or as follow-up to employee's participation in counseling or rehabilitation. Written notice of testing program must be given 60 days in advance. Testing confers eligibility for certain discounts and other benefits under state's workers' compensation law. Discipline or discharge authorized for employees who test positive.
Conditions & Methods: Confirming test in case of positive findings, privacy for employee in collection of specimen, methods of collection, storage, and transportation that preclude contamination of specimen, and confidentiality of results.
Important Bulletpoints:
  • Employers who, by policy, enact a drug-free workplace program must be governed by a law that encourages voluntary programs only if they want to avail of the specific benefits that the law allows for compliant employers.
  • Employees and applicants must receive the employer’s written notice of the drug-free workplace policy prior to testing. The full text of the policy must be available and accessible for inspection. Notice of the policy must also be posted at conspicuous locations as well as included in vacancy announcements.
  • All drug testing must conform to federal rules. Confirmations must be done by a certified SAMSHA or FL-AHCA approved laboratory and must be reviewed by an assigned medical review officer.
  • Refusal to test may be grounds for adverse employment action or, for the case of job applicants, a positive test result may support an employer to refuse to hire said applicant.
  • Compliance to Florida’s voluntary program entitles employers to a 5% discount on premium for workers’ compensation.
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