Who should know the results of the drug test?
Confidentiality is very important. The drug test results will be kept private, and only those who need to know will receive the drug test results. This might be the supervisor, manager, union representative, or someone in the medical or personnel department. Often, employees are asked to sign a release form that states who will receive the test results. A drug test is reported as positive or negative; if the results are positive, the amount of the drug(s) found is usually not reported. Confidentiality should also mean that drug test results will not be part of an employee’s personnel file.
