Early termination of alcohol/drug testing CA

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Specializes in ICU.

Hi everyone! I have been in the California CABRNP program since June 2020 for a DUI. I am coming up on my one year mark of the program and have had no issues or violations. According to my contract, at one year I can petition to have the alcohol and urine testing removed.  Does anyone on here have experience with this and if so what were your steps used to apply for the petition? Was it approved? Etc. All feedback is welcome. Thank you!

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Specializes in med-surge nurse.

I know this doesn't answer your question but I am in a similar situation but am in Connecticut. They're very strict and they require me to tell all employers about my SA problem and that's because I need to assign a charge nurse or manager as my liaison since they'll be the ones filling out a 'report card', for lack of a better term, every 3 mo. urine testing can be 2x a week but usually isn't. Finished rehab a few months ago and since then I've been tested 2x a week only once so far. the program is 4 years long.

Applying for jobs now that narcotic restriction has been lifted. Left previous job on my own terms after the medical leave was done, I was too ashamed to return, plus the narcotic restriction existed so I wasn't able to go back (I'm around narcotics in ambulatory surgery, so I can't have a restriction). Happy the restriction is lifted but now I need to find a job. On top of that my most recent manager won't give me a reference so I have  to ask my first boss and supervisor from like years ago and a few recent colleagues (and one from the first job too). Hopefully that'll be OK. There's one hospital in CT that is supportive of nurses in recovery, but I  may want to move to NY since their program is free (compared to CT, it's $150/mo for the first year, and every year after that is $175/month, and it's 4 years).

 

Again, sorry this doesn't answer your question. I wanted to explain my situation since I can relate and I wanted to compare your program to the one in CT. Do you have to tell potential jobs that you're in recovery? Do you require a liaison for your program? Thanks!

 

Hopefully you get some more answers,

K

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Were you able to petition to have that take away? Also did you have a lawyer while going the California program?

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Specializes in ICU.

Hi. I submitted my petition to modify my contract on June 26. On July 7 I received confirmation my packet was accepted and being placed on the waiting list for a hearing. So far… no word yet on when that will be. The BRN is obviously in no hurry so all I can do is wait for word from them when the hearing will be. 

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