Oklahoma 2023 2023 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1045 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 03/06/2023

                     
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
FOR 
HOUSE BILL NO. 1045 	By: Lawson 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE 
 
An Act relating to labor; creating rules for 
preliminary drug testing results; creat ing rules for 
conclusive drug testing results; providing for 
codification; and providing an effective date . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 559.1 of Title 40, unless there 
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows : 
A. A drug screen testing facility shall report preliminary 
positive test results to an employer's review officer as soon as the 
results for the preliminary test become available or the next 
working day.  The final conclusion of the testing (the results of 
initial tests, confirmatory tests, or quality control data), shall 
be reviewed and the test certified as an accurate report by the 
responsible individual.  The report shall identify the drugs and 
metabolites tested for, whether positive or negative, and the cutoff   
 
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for each, the specimen number assigned by the employer, and the drug 
screen testing facility specimen identification number . 
B. The drug screen testing facility shall report as negative 
all specimens which are negative on the initial test or negative on 
the confirmatory test. Only specimens confirmed positive shall be 
reported as positive for a specific drug. 
C. The review officer may request from the drug screen testing 
facility, and the drug screen testing facility s hall provide, 
quantitation of test results. The review officer shall not disclose 
quantitation of test results to the employer but shall report only 
whether the test was positive or negative. 
D. The drug screen testing facility may transmit results to the 
review officer by electronic means, including, teleprinters, 
facsimile, or computer, in a manner designed to ensure 
confidentiality of the information. Results shall not be provided 
verbally by telephone. The drug screen testing facility shall 
ensure the security of the data transmission and limit access to any 
data transmission, storage, and retrieval system. 
E. The drug screen testing facility shall send to the review 
officer the positive drug test results, which shall be signed by the 
individual responsib le for the day-to-day management of the drug 
screen testing facility or the individual responsible for attesting 
to the validity of the test reports.   
 
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F.  All results reported to the employer shall be by the same 
source. 
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 
 
59-1-7937 GRS 03/02/22