Purpose
To outline the steps for faculty to request and facilitate drug and/or alcohol testing for students suspected of impairment due to substance use.
Scope
Applies to all students in the College of Health Professions
Procedure
- Faculty members who suspect a student is impaired due to substance use should contact their chair or program director and the associate dean of academic affairs. The faculty member, chair or program director and ADAA will discuss the student’s actions that are suspect and determine if a drug or alcohol test is warranted.
- If it is determined that a drug or alcohol test is the appropriate action, the ADAA will contact Student and Employee Health Services to schedule the test as soon as possible and arrange for payment through the College of Health Professions.
- The ADAA will notify the faculty member and chair or program director of the appointment date and time. The faculty member and/or chair or program director will ensure the student is available at the scheduled time but will not notify the student that the test will be administered.
- A faculty member from the student’s program will escort the student to SEHS for the drug or alcohol test at the scheduled time. The student must refrain from drinking excessive amounts of fluid prior to the test and remain in the presence of the faculty member at all times from the time they are notified of the test until it is completed. Refusal of the student to submit to the test may result in immediate dismissal from their program.
- If the faculty member and chair or program director believe that the student may be a threat to the safety of themselves or others, a request for the emergency removal of the student may be submitted to the ADAA, following the procedures outlined in the UAMS Student Code of Conduct Policy, 2.2.14, while awaiting the test results.
- SEHS will notify the ADAA of the test results, and the ADAA will notify the chair or program director of the results. The student will be notified of the test results by the chair or program director.
- If the student receives a positive test, the matter will be handled according to the procedures outlined in the UAMS Student Code of Conduct Policy, 2.2.14.
Approval
This procedure was approved by the College of Health Professions Executive Committee on Jan. 11, 2024.