Sec. 12.1. (a) A provider shall, at no expense to the state, maintain and make available to the division upon request a copy of drug testing results for:

(1) the provider, if the provider is an individual;

(2) if the provider operates a child care program in the provider's home, any individual who resides with the provider and who is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and

(3) an individual who:

(A) is employed; or

(B) volunteers;

as a caregiver at the facility where the provider operates a child care program.

The drug testing results for an individual described in subdivision (3) must be obtained before the individual is employed or allowed to volunteer as a caregiver.

(b) A provider that is not a child care ministry or a child care center shall maintain a written policy specifying the following:

(1) That the:

(A) use of:

(i) tobacco;

(ii) alcohol; or

(iii) a potentially toxic substance in a manner other than the substance's intended purpose; and

(B) use or possession of an illegal substance;

is prohibited in the facility where the provider operates a child care program when child care is being provided.

(2) That drug testing of individuals who serve as caregivers will be:

(A) performed based on a protocol established or approved by the division; and

(B) required if an individual is suspected of noncompliance with the requirements specified under subdivision (1).

(c) A provider that is a child care ministry or a child care center shall maintain a written policy specifying the following:

(1) That the:

(A) use of:

(i) tobacco; or

(ii) a potentially toxic substance in a manner other than the substance's intended purpose; and

(B) use or possession of alcohol or an illegal substance;

is prohibited in the facility where the provider operates a child care program when child care is being provided.

(2) That drug testing of individuals who serve as caregivers will be:

(A) performed based on a protocol established or approved by the division; and

(B) required if an individual is suspected of noncompliance with the requirements specified under subdivision (1).

(d) If:

(1) the drug testing results obtained under subsection (a), (b), or (c) indicate the presence of a prohibited substance described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), (b)(1)(A)(iii), (b)(1)(B), (c)(1)(A)(ii), or (c)(1)(B); or

(2) an individual refuses to submit to a drug test;

the provider is ineligible to receive a voucher payment until the individual is suspended or terminated from employment or volunteer service at the facility or no longer resides with the provider.

(e) A provider that suspends an individual described in subsection (d) shall maintain a written policy providing for reinstatement of the individual following rehabilitation and drug testing results that are negative for a prohibited substance described in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), (b)(1)(A)(iii), (b)(1)(B), (c)(1)(A)(ii), or (c)(1)(B).

(f) Drug testing results obtained under this section are confidential and may not be disclosed for any purpose other than the purpose described in this section.

As added by P.L.109-2002, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.18-2003, SEC.23; P.L.6-2004, SEC.2; P.L.16-2006, SEC.3.