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Background Check Policy
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 (if applicable) 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 may 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 readmittance policies. Readmittance is
not guaranteed.
These policies are in DRAFT form, and may be superceded
by KCTCS policy.
Revised: September 1, 2004
Drug Testing Policy
West Kentucky Community & Technical College is committed to providing a safe environment for
students, faculty, and staff. WKCTC has 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.
According to Article V of the KCTCS Code of Student Conduct,
Section 5.2.10, manufacturing, possessing, using, selling,
or distributing any type of controlled substance or illegal
drug is considered a punishable disciplinary offense.
Since clinical assignments are an integral component of
nursing and allied health programs, successful completion
of the clinical experience is mandatory.
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.
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 any 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 readmittance policies. Readmittance is
not guaranteed.
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