Drug and Alcohol Test • Termination of Employee for Failed Test • Release of Test Result to Licensing Board • Confidentiality Provisions of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act
In the Matter of Commonwealth of Pa. Dep’t of State, Bur. of Prof. and Occupational Affairs, PICS Case No. 16-1357 (Pa. Commw. Oct. 28, 2016) Leadbetter, J. (10 pages).
The confidentiality provisions of the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act did not apply to employees and their drug and alcohol test results generated for employment purposes, where an employee did not qualify as a “patient” under the Control Act. Cross-applications granted.
