Policy 4.9
Pre-Employment Drug Screening
Responsible Official: VP for Human Resources
Administering Division/Department: Recruiting
Effective Date: March 29, 2007
Last Revision: March 30, 2011
Policy Sections:
Emory University is committed to the health and well-being of its students, staff, and faculty. In keeping with that commitment, an offer of employment will be conditioned on a negative drug test result for selected job functions.
The following criteria will be used to determine staff and principal hires who will be subject to testing;
- Provides care to animals
- Drives a university vehicle
- Operates dangerous machinery/equipment and/or is exposed to chemicals or other hazardous materials
- Provides patient/personal care
- Interacts with children
- Provides security to campus community
- Transfers (employees) into a job that requires drug testing
- Drug testing will be coordinated by Human resources and will be conducted by a certified forensic toxicology laboratory
The job offer will be automatically withdrawn in the event that the applicant refuses to submit to testing; the test reveals a confirmed posittive result for current, illegal drug use; or, in the opinion of Emory or the testing laboratory, the testing sample has been tampered with, substituted or altered in any way.
A positive test result caused by the appropriate use of legally prescribed medications that are taken in accordance with the prescription and that do not cause unsafe or unacceptable job performance will not affect an applicant's employment.
Applicants and/or employees who test positive or otherwise fail to satisfy the requirements of this policy may not reapply for Emory employment or a transfer for one year.
Applicants must complete their drug test no more than 30 days prior to their first day of employment with Emory.
- Current Version of This Policy: http://policies.emory.edu/4.9
Revision History
- Version Published on: Mar 30, 2011 (Version Published on: Apr 20, 2010 )
- Version Published on: Apr 20, 2010
- Version Published on: Jun 14, 2007 (Original Publication)