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BOP Program Statement 7300.09 § 20

Drug Aftercare Counseling/Urine Surveillance:

activein force · 1998-01-12 – presentact-effective-date

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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