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Drug & Background Check
Policy
Interested
students should be aware that some hospitals and health care facilities
require students to pass a criminal background and/or drug screen
check
Drug and
Background Check Procedure
Procedure:
KCTCS colleges are committed to providing a safe environment for
students, faculty, and staff. The KCTCS colleges have adopted
the following drug-free policy:
Being under the influence of alcohol or other drugs or the use,
possession, distribution, manufacture, or sale of illegal or unauthorized
drugs is prohibited and is punishable as a felony offense on campus
or within 1000 yards of campus. Conduct that violates this definition,
poses unacceptable risks, and disregards the health, safety and
welfare of members of the KCTCS college community shall result
in disciplinary action up to and including suspension or termination.
The KCTCS colleges are in compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace
Act of 1988 and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act amendment
of 1989.
The
term "campus" includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical
settings.
In order to allow sufficient time for processing and backup testing
if necessary, students assigned to a clinical facility that requires
drug testing must undergo this testing procedure at least 10 days
prior to the first assigned clinical day. Students taking prescription
or over the counter medications should provide the testing facility
with a list of these medications at the time of testing. Ordinarily,
negative test results will be returned to the student within 1-3
days. Positive test results will take longer.
What
if the student tests positive for drugs?
Students
whose drug test results are found to be positive or students who
do not receive notification of a negative test result within 1-3
days have the right to request a second drug test at Occunet.
The student is responsible for the fees associated with this procedure.
If
the second drug test is negative, the student may continue studies
and be placed at an alternate clinical facility. The alternative
placement is dependent upon availability of clinical sites and
supervision. If an alternative clinical site is not available,
resulting in an inability to complete the assigned clinical experience,
the student may be dropped from the program. The student may be
readmitted when the clinical course is offered again.
If
the second drug test is positive, in accordance with Section 5.3.9
of the KCTCS Code of Student Conduct, the student will be removed
from clinical, and dropped from the program. The student may reapply
to the program according to the program's re-admittance policies.
Re-admittance is not guaranteed.
What
if the background check prohibits the student from attending a
clinical facility?
In
most cases, licensure or certification in nursing or allied health
fields requires that the applicant be free from conviction of
a felony offense. This information was provided to students prior
to enrolling in the program, and students were encouraged to direct
questions to the appropriate licensing Board to determine their
licensing eligibility status if their past history included a
felony conviction.
Students
whose background check includes an event that prohibits them from
attending a specific clinical rotation will be assigned to an
alternate clinical facility. The alternative placement is dependent
upon availability of clinical sites and supervision. If an alternative
clinical site is not available, resulting in an inability to complete
the assigned clinical experience, the student may be dropped from
the program. The student may reapply to the program according
to the program's re-admittance policies. Re-admittance is not
guaranteed.
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