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BOP Program Statement 7300.09 § 20
Drug Aftercare Counseling/Urine Surveillance:
a. For inmate residents who will have drug aftercare
as a condition of supervision, does the contractor conduct a
program planning conference within the first week of the
resident's arrival? Does the conference include the USPO, drug
counselor, resident, and appropriate contractor staff?
b. Is at least 30 minutes counseling provided weekly
to inmate residents who will have drug aftercare counseling as a
condition of their release supervision and/or have a known
history of drug abuse, if not participating in the transitional
drug services program?
c. Does the substance abuse counselor (drugs and
alcohol) have an advanced degree in behavioral sciences, or a
bachelors degree in behavioral sciences and at least two years of
substance abuse treatment experience or training? (Para-professionals with appropriate training and experience may be
utilized, provided they are under the direct supervision of a
professional counselor.) Are notes kept of all sessions? If the
counseling is provided by someone other than contractor staff,
does the contractor maintain documentation (i.e., copies of paid
invoices, etc.) to verify that services have been rendered?
PS 7300.09
1/12/98
Attachment 4-7, Page 17
d. For urine testing, does the contractor utilize the
laboratory under contract with the Bureau of Prisons or an
acceptable alternative laboratory that meets all specifications
as outlined in Attachment H, Urine Testing Specifications?
e. Does the contractor maintain copies of paid
invoices to verify that urinalysis services have been rendered?
Is every urine sample tested for drugs found in the PRIMARY TEST
PANEL? (SOW attachment).
f. Is all urine testing conducted on a "surprise",
unscheduled basis in accordance with Attachment K, entitled
Standard Procedures For Collecting Urine Surveillance Samples?
Do staff keep the resident under direct supervision following
request for a sample?
g. If the resident is unable to provide a urine sample,
do staff continue direct supervision for a two-hour period
following the request for a sample?
h. Are all residents who have a condition of drug
aftercare, a known history of drug abuse, or suspected of illegal
drug use required to provide urine samples at a minimum of four
times per month?
i. Are all confirmed disruptive group members tested
every month for drugs and marijuana use?
j. Are all other residents randomly tested at least
at the rate of one for every ten residents per month? When
testing in greater numbers, is CCM approval obtained?
k. Are urine samples collected in an approved
container with same-sex contractor personnel visually observing
production of the sample? As soon as the sample has been
collected, do staff secure the specimen in a locked container?
l. To ensure the integrity and security of the
process, does the contractor establish a chain of custody from
the point of receiving the empty bottle supplies from the
laboratory until the samples are mailed to the lab for analysis?
m. Do procedures ensure no unauthorized persons or
residents are involved in the handling of empty bottle supplies
or the collecting, recording, mailing or processing of urine test
samples?
PS 7300.09
1/12/98
Attachment 4-7, Page 18
n. Does the contractor take disciplinary action on
"stalls"? Is drinking and ingestion of medication limited to
essentials during the two hour waiting period?
o. Are the minimum waiting periods between successive
positive samples as outlined in Attachment L, Detections Periods
For Selected Drugs, observed?
p. When a positive finding cannot be explained, do
contractor staff thoroughly investigate the positive urine test
result to validate the positive finding? Does the contractor
report all unauthorized positive test results to the CCM the day
received? Do residents who have positive test results without
justification receive a formal disciplinary report?
History
PS 7300.09 dated 1998-01-12
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