I started a longer reply but yes is the right answer in my view. There are non-drug and alcohol causes of impairment that should be explored too.

Thanks,
Rob

Rob Filler, MD, MBA, MPH
robert.filler@gmail.com


On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:40 AM Behrman, Amy via MCOH-EH <mcoh-eh@mylist.net> wrote:
Yes 

Amy J Behrman, MD, FACP, FACOEM
Division Chief, Occupational Medicine
Professor, Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania 
3400 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA  19104
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For staff with visible impairment, do you require a mandatory medical evaluation in addition to the UDS/ETOH screen? 

Bindu Kumar MD
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We do the same.

 

Rachel Leibu, MD, MBA, MS, FACOEM

Medical Director Occupational Medicine Services

Atlantic Health System

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at Thomas Jefferson University

 

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When investigating a potential diversion of a schedule 1 drug do you all include a multiple panel UDS for legal and illegal drugs, or just test for the drug being investigated?

 

 

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Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

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