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HB 370: "An Act relating to employer drug testing; requiring the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board to adopt regulations relating to the prescription of controlled substances to employees; and limiting the prescription of controlled substances to employees."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 370 01 "An Act relating to employer drug testing; requiring the Alaska Workers' 02 Compensation Board to adopt regulations relating to the prescription of controlled 03 substances to employees; and limiting the prescription of controlled substances to 04 employees." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 23.10.620 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 07 (g) In addition to the tests required under (c) and (d) of this section, an 08 employer may require an employee to undergo drug testing if the employee has been 09 prescribed a controlled substance listed in schedule IA under AS 11.71.140 for more 10 than 90 consecutive days by a physician under AS 23.30.095. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 23.30.005 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 (n) The board shall adopt regulations relating to the prescription of controlled 13 substances to implement AS 23.30.095(p). 14 * Sec. 3. AS 23.30.095 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

01 (p) A physician may not prescribe to an employee under this chapter more 02 than a 30-day supply of a controlled substance listed in schedule IA under 03 AS 11.71.140 or a controlled opium substance listed in schedule IIIA under 04 AS 11.71.160 or schedule VA under AS 11.71.180.