Claims Division
Drug and Alcohol Testing Is Repealed

Noreen Thorsen, Claims Manager
Email: claims@ica.state.az.us
Phoenix: 800 W Washington St, Phoenix AZ 85007 - Phone: (602) 542-4661
Tucson: 2675 East Broadway, Tucson AZ 85716 - Phone: (520) 628-5181
FAX (use for either office): (602) 542-3373

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Drug and Alcohol Testing Is Repealed

Effective September 30, 2009 subsections (C) through (H) of A.R.S. §23-1021 were repealed. This repeal eliminates the provisions that stated a work-related injury/death was not compensable if the employee was impaired due to alcohol or controlled substances and that impairment was a substantial contributing cause of the injury.

These changes also eliminated the provisions for an employer to have a policy of drug and alcohol testing as well as the provision that allowed an employer to file a written certification with the Commission related to their drug and alcohol program. As a result, the Commission's form Certification of Employer's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy is no longer available, and the Commission no longer accepts attempted filings of the form.

Claims Division Drug and Alcohol Testing Is Repealed

Claims Division
Drug and Alcohol Testing Is Repealed