Quality Assurance in the Private Sector Drug Testing Act of 1991

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Quality Assurance in the Private Sector Drug Testing Act of 1991 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a laboratory from performing a drug test in connection with any drug testing program subject to this Act unless the laboratory is certified under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a program for certifying laboratories that meet certain standards; and (2) appoint an expert advisory panel. Requires an employer, as a condition of implementing or maintaining a drug testing program, to establish a written anti-drug abuse policy containing specified elements and a drug-free awareness program. Sets forth employee protections. Provides for enforcement, relief, and supersedure of State laws. Allows professional athletes to be treated as other employees under this Act except for certain provisions relating to confidentiality.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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  summary · EN · 21 November 1991

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