As required by the clinical
agencies, students in specific programs
are required to have a criminal
background check and a 10-panel urine
drug screen.
These are conducted by an outside
agency at the student’s expense.
Pending criminal
charges or conviction of any of the
following crimes will make the student
ineligible for enrollment or
participation in clinical/field
placement courses:
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Crimes
of violence (murder, manslaughter,
criminal sexual assault, crimes
involving the use of deadly force,
simple assault, assault and battery of
a high and aggravated nature, assault
and battery with intent to kill,
criminal domestic violence).
-
Crimes
occurring within 7years of the
application date involving the
distribution or use of illegal drugs.
-
Crimes
occurring within 7 years of the
application date that involve moral
turpitude, breach of trust, identify
theft.
The results of the
criminal background check and the drug
screen will be available for review by
designated personnel in each
clinical/field placement agency.
The agency has the right to
refuse admission for clinical/field
placement based on student background
checks and drug screens.
The drug screen will be done on an
unannounced basis after classes begin
but before clinical/field placement
assignments.
Prescription medications may be
validated by submission of a pharmacy
printout of prescribed medications.
The 10 panel urine drug screen
will test for:
|
Cocaine |
Marijuana |
Opiates/Morphine |
|
Methamphetamines
|
Phencyclidine (PCP) |
Benzodiazepines (inhalants) |
|
Methadone
|
Antidepressants |
Amphetamines |
|
Barbituates
|
Tricyclic |
|
Failure to provide the required
urine sample or a test that is positive
for any of the identified drug
categories will result in immediate
dismissal from any curriculum that
requires a clinical/field placement
component.
For Nursing and Health Science
students dismissal because of a positive
non-validated drug screen will count as
an attempt.
Anyone who is found to have a
second positive drug screen will not be
admitted to any other health science or
nursing program, and will forgo the
right to appeal for a third attempt.
If a student tests positive and
believes the results to be in error,
they may request laboratory analysis or
a re-test.
Laboratory analysis or re-test
will be at the expense of the student.