On Demand Drug Testing



|FYI FYI FYI FYI |

|F O R Y O U R I N F O R M A T I O N |

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|ON DEMAND DRUG TESTING |

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|This FYI is released to remind Children’s Social Workers (Workers) of the policy regarding On Demand Testing referrals to the Department of Children and Family |

|Services Drug Testing Program. |

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|Please refer to FYI 98-08 released in February 1998 that states the following: “Clients will not be allowed to test if they are not properly enrolled in |

|POISONLAB’s program…” |

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|POISONLAB/LabCorp has recently reported that many of our clients arrive at the collection sites with a referral from the Worker for On Demand Testing, but that the |

|client has not been properly enrolled in the Drug Testing Program. These clients are turned away by the collection sites and are not being tested. |

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|Without the Department’s Drug Testing Referral Form on file for each client, POISONLAB/LabCorp does not have the necessary information (e.g., Worker’s name and |

|office location) on where to forward the test results, or to notify the Worker of a no-show. |

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|We recognize that a Worker’s request for on demand testing is of crucial importance. When the test does not occur, it poses a possible child safety risk; |

|therefore, for child safety reasons, please follow the procedure at outlined in FYI 98-08: |

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|“The Worker completes the form “Request For Drug Testing Other Than Per The DCFS Random Drug Testing Schedule” and immediately faxes it to POISONLAB/LabCorp at |

|(858) 279-5087. If this request is at the initial point of referral to the Drug Testing Program, the referral form must be faxed along with the Request Form.” |

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|We have given POISONLAB/LabCorp our assurance that the procedures for On Demand Testing will be followed. Thank you for your cooperation. |

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| | |CONTACT: Debbie Guiloff (213) 639-4586 |

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| | |APPROVED: ________________________________ |

| | |Paul Freedlund, Chief |

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|ISSUE NO: |01-22 |DATE: |05/01 |

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