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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 24, 1995
Quality Assurance in Drug Testing Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to add a new title, title XXVII: Quality Assurance in Drug Testing. Prohibits any individual from performing a toxicological analysis unless such analysis is conducted in a laboratory certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to establish a certification program. Requires employers, in order to implement and maintain a drug testing program, to: (1) establish a written anti-drug abuse policy; and (2) establish a drug-free awareness program. Permits an employer to require applicants for employment and employees to submit to and pass a drug test. Provides for employee protections, including limited confidentiality. Permits employers to take actions necessary to ensure a safe, drug-free work environment. Requires employers to provide information to employees concerning the existence and availability of various drug treatment programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a program for the certification of laboratories used for toxicological analysis; and (2) issue additional rules and regulations essential to the implementation of this Act. Requires the certification program to be enforced pursuant to procedures contained in provisions of title III of the Act concerning laboratory certification. Sets forth procedures for filing employee complaints. Preempts State and local laws, rules, regulations, orders, or standards. Permits Federal agencies with authority over regulated industries or Government contractors to issue regulations concerning drug and alcohol testing.
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Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R–NY
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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