Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

52010.23 Processing and Documentation of Tests Results

• The date that any positive test results are received by the institution or facility shall represent the date of discovery for disciplinary action.

• Upon receipt of the laboratory test results, the results shall be logged in the institution’s urinalysis logbook.

• The DTCDrug Testing Coordinator shall notify and forward a copy of the laboratory results to the program office where the inmate is currently housed.

• The officer who collected the urine sample shall document the results of the positive test on a Rules Violation Report charging the inmate with a violation of CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations, Title 15, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 2, Article 2, section 3016, Controlled Substance, Drug Paraphernalia and Distribution.

• Medical Review Process

  • Inmates who test positive during the Mandatory Random Urinalysis Program and contend the positive urinalysis test result may have been caused by their prescribed medication(s), may submit a CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Form 7385 to pharmacy staff in order to obtain a copy of their MARMaster Assignment Roster at any time. Pharmacy staff shall provide a copy of the MARMaster Assignment Roster to the DTCDrug Testing Coordinator. The DTCDrug Testing Coordinator shall contact the contracted laboratory or consult the contracted laboratory’s written guidance to verify whether prescription medications were the cause for the positive test result(s). If it is determined by the contracted laboratory that the positive urinalysis result(s) are consistent with the inmate’s prescribed medication(s) no disciplinary action shall be taken and the result shall not be used for any purpose.

  • If it is determined by the contracted laboratory that the positive urinalysis result(s) are inconsistent with the inmate’s prescribed medication(s), the inmate shall be subject to the appropriate disciplinary action.