COVID-19 RESPONSE
COVID-19 response
The Council understands the current widespread concerns regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Further information for the public and health practitioners can be found here.
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Why we screen for drug and alcohol use
We use drug and alcohol screening to monitor medical practitioners and students where there is a history of or concerns about substance or alcohol misuse or dependence. Negative screening results are an effective way to know that practitioners are not affected by substances or alcohol and can continue safely in practice or training. If you have a condition on your registration that requires you to undergo drug or alcohol screening, this page contains all the information you will need to comply with these conditions.
Please note, these policies apply from 4 June 2018.
Drug screening:
Participant procedure: Drug screening
Alcohol screening:
Participant procedure: breath-testing for alcohol
Supervisor procedure: breath-testing for alcohol
Participant procedure: EtG screening
Participant procedure: CDT screening
Forms for screening:
Collection centre nomination form
Start breath-testing for alcohol form
Breath-testing supervisor nomination form
Fact sheets for participants:
Drug screening - what you need to know
Breath testing for alcohol - what you need to know
EtG screening - what you need to know
CDT screening - what you need to know
Collection centres
Click here for a list of centres across NSW and the ACT or visit the AHPRA Collection Centres page which includes centres across Australia.
Christmas/New Year trading hours of all Council-approved collection centres across NSW will be published on Laverty’s website. Please check Laverty’s website before attending for screening during this period and refine your search by selecting centres which have Occupational Urine Drug Screening Collections.