IV.G. Drug Testing Requirement (Pre-Employment) Policy

As per Chancellor's Memorandum CM38-Substance Abuse Policy and Procedures effective November 1, 1999 all newly hired faculty, staff, House Officers and student workers of LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans will be required to undergo drug (including cannabinoid) testing as a condition of employment. Drug testing may also be required during employment for reasonable suspicion or post-accident for cause and for individuals who have signed Fitness for Duty and/or Drug Testing Continuation of Employment contracts.
A prospective employee undergoing post-job offer drug testing and who declines to consent to testing or who receives a confirmed positive drug test result shall have the conditional offer of employment withdrawn and shall be subject to disqualification from employment consideration for a period of one year from the date of the drug test. Page 6, 7 LSUHSC Substance Abuse Policy. The complete policy can be viewed at http://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/cm/cm-38.pdf
No House Officer may be employed or paid before undergoing the pre-employment drug screening.