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O.C.G.A. § 34-9-413 — Elements of program; applicable confidentiality standards | Georgia Code
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TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Section 9. Workers' Compensation, 34-9-1 through 34-9-432.

ARTICLE 11 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAMS

34-9-413. Elements of program; applicable confidentiality standards.

  1. A drug-free workplace program must contain the following elements:
    1. Written policy statement as provided in Code Section 34-9-414;
    2. Substance abuse testing as provided in Code Section 34-9-415;
    3. Resources of employee assistance providers maintained in accordance with Code Section 34-9-416;
    4. Employee education as provided in Code Section 34-9-417; and
    5. Supervisor training in accordance with Code Section 34-9-418.
  2. In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, a drug-free workplace program must be implemented in compliance with the confidentiality standards provided in Code Section 34-9-420.
  3. A drug-free workplace program may offer and include the optimum level core services as described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (6) of Code Section 34-9-411.

(Code 1981, §34-9-413, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1512, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 800, § 3.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "Code Section 34-9-411" was substituted for "Code Section 34-9-11" in subsection (c).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Ivey, 250 Ga. App. 181, 549 S.E.2d 471 (2001).

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