Chapter DCF 154

SUBSTANCE ABUSE SCREENING, TESTING, AND TREATMENT FOR THE
CHILDREN FIRST PROGRAM

DCF 154.01   Purpose.

DCF 154.02   Definitions.

DCF 154.03   Information about the requirement for controlled substance abuse screening, testing, and treatment.

DCF 154.04   Administering a controlled substance abuse screening questionnaire to determine reasonable suspicion of substance abuse.

DCF 154.05   Requiring a test for the use of a controlled substance.

DCF 154.06   Requiring participation in treatment.

DCF 154.07   Effect of completing, voluntarily withdrawing, or being terminated from a work experience program.

DCF 154.08   Confidentiality of records.

DCF 154.01 DCF 154.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a process to screen for, and, if appropriate, test for the use of controlled substances by persons ordered to participate in the Children First work experience program administered by the department under s. 49.36, Stats., and to refer persons determined to be abusing a controlled substance to a treatment provider for a substance abuse assessment and evaluation and appropriate treatment as required by s. 49.162, Stats.

DCF 154.01 History History: EmR1612: emerg. cr. eff. 3-17-16; CR 16-022: cr. Register July 2016 No. 727, eff. 8-1-16.

DCF 154.02 DCF 154.02 Definitions. In this chapter:

DCF 154.02(1) (1) “Administering agency” has the meaning given in s. 49.162 (1) (a), Stats.

DCF 154.02(2) (2) “Confirmation test” means an analytical procedure used to quantify a specific controlled substance or its metabolite in a specimen through a test that is different in scientific principle from that of the initial test procedure and capable of providing requisite specificity, sensitivity, and quantitative accuracy to positively determine use of a controlled substance.

DCF 154.02(3) (3) “Controlled substance” or “substance” has the meaning given for “controlled substance” in s. 961.01 (4), Stats.

DCF 154.02(4) (4) “Department” means the department of children and families.

DCF 154.02(4m) (4m) “Medical review officer” means a licensed physician employed by or providing services under contract to a drug testing vendor who has knowledge of substance abuse disorders and laboratory testing procedures and who has the necessary training and experience to interpret and evaluate a person’s positive test result in relation to that person’s medical history and current valid prescriptions.