Nevada Revised Statutes 284.4063 – Grounds for disciplinary action: Failure to notify supervisor after consuming certain drugs; failure or refusal to submit to screening test; failure of screening test; regulations
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and subsection 5 of NRS 284.4065, an employee who:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 284.4063
- Commission: means the Human Resources Commission. See Nevada Revised Statutes 284.015
- controlled substance: means a drug, immediate precursor or other substance which is listed in schedule I, II, III, IV or V for control by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 0.031
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
(a) Fails to notify the employee’s supervisor as soon as possible after consuming any drug which could interfere with the safe and efficient performance of the employee’s duties;
(b) Fails or refuses to submit to a screening test as requested by a state agency pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 284.4065; or
(c) After taking a screening test which indicates the presence of a controlled substance, fails to provide proof, within 72 hours after being requested by the employee’s appointing authority, that the employee had taken the controlled substance as directed pursuant to a current and lawful prescription issued in the employee’s name, is subject to disciplinary action.
2. The Commission may adopt regulations setting forth the circumstances under which a person who holds a valid registry identification card to engage in the medical use of cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to this section.