{"id":51049,"date":"2016-03-26T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T12:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/?p=51049"},"modified":"2022-12-02T10:16:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T15:16:24","slug":"montana-drug-free-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/blogs\/montana-drug-free-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Montana Drug Free Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

… For drug testing in Montana<\/strong><\/a>, employers must create a written substance abuse policy, which must contain a description of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Applicable legal sanctions under federal, state, and local law for the unlawful manufacture, distribution, possession, or use of a controlled substance<\/strong>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The employer\u2019s program for regularly educating or providing information to employees on the health and workplace safety risks associated with the use of drugs and alcohol;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The employer\u2019s standards of conduct that regulate the use of controlled substances and alcohol by employees;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Available employee assistance programs;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Sanctions that the employer may impose on an employee who violates the policy or tests positive for the presence of drugs or alcohol;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Types of drug and alcohol tests to be used;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Controlled substances for which the employer intends to test and a state alcohol level above which a tested employee must be sanctioned;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. The employer\u2019s hiring policy with respect to prospective employees who test positive;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. The procedures that will be followed to conduct the testing program; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Confidentiality requirements under Montana\u2019s workforce drug and alcohol testing act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers are not required to accommodate an employee\u2019s use of medical marijuana<\/strong><\/a>. Further, employers may prohibit employees\u2019 use of medical marijuana in employment<\/strong><\/a> contracts, and may fire employees who use medical marijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montana\u2019s drug testing law applies to applicants and employees in limited circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An employee is defined as an individual who engages in the performance, supervision, or management of work in a hazardous environment, security position, position affecting public safety, or fiduciary position for the employer (independent contractors excluded).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drug testing in Montana must follow DOT \u2013 SAMHSA guidelines.  As part of a qualified drug testing program, employers are permitted to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Require an applicant to submit to testing as a condition of employment;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Randomly test employees<\/strong><\/a> if the company\u2019s substance policy includes one or both of the following procedures: a) the establishment of a date when all salaried and wage-earning employees will be required to undergo controlled substance or alcohol testing, or both; or b) the establishment with a third-party administrator of such a program;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Require an employee to submit to follow-up testing if the employee has previously tested positive;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Require an employee to be tested if the employer has reason to suspect that the employee\u2019s faculties are impaired on the job as a result of the use of drugs or alcohol; and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Require an employee to be tested for drugs or alcohol if the employer has reason to believe that the employee\u2019s act or failure to act is a direct or proximate cause of a work-related accident that caused death, personal injury, or property damage in excess of $1,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers must provide a copy of the test report to an employee who has been tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An employee who tests positive<\/strong><\/a> must be given the opportunity to be retested by an independent laboratory that he\/she selects. Additional tests are at the employer\u2019s expense if the results are subsequently negative, or at the employee\u2019s expense if the results are subsequently positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need a drug-testing program<\/strong><\/a> or a drug-free workplace program<\/strong><\/a> in Montana, contact National Drug Screening<\/strong><\/a> for immediate service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… For drug testing in Montana, employers must create a written substance abuse policy, which must contain a description of: 1. Applicable legal sanctions under federal, state, and local law for the unlawful manufacture, distribution, possession, or use of a controlled substance; 2. The employer\u2019s program for regularly educating or providing information to employees on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":52330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"50870,50858,51391,51354,50868,50935","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nationaldrugscreening.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}