Recording Drug and Alcohol Test Results

This guide is intended for Medical Provider users. 

Only Medical Provider users have permission to record Drugs and Alcohol test results.

A Medical Provider can be an external medical practice or an internal company function. Once a Medical Provider user account has been created for an administrator, a registration email will automatically be sent to the individual with instructions on how to activate the user account and set their password.

1. Log in to SkillGuard.  
2. From the Dashboard Select Record Medical Result, complete all fields and click Search. 
3. Highlight the recordholder and click the Select button. The D&A Screenings tab in the left-hand panel is selected by default, but the other tabs can be viewed, if required. Historic D&A Certificates will be shown in this summary view, which can be viewed by highlighting the relevant one and clicking the View button.
   
4. Click the Record D&A Result icon.
   

The Drugs and Alcohol Results form will be displayed. The recordholder’s details and name of the Medical Provider will already be populated and cannot be changed. The Examination Date will default to today’s date, but this can be changed if appropriate. Enter all the remaining relevant information into the appropriate fields, selecting the Test Type, Test Reason, Drug Test Result and Alcohol Test Result from the dropdown lists presented. Be sure to complete all the mandatory fields marked with a red asterisk (*). 

Notes of a non-clinical nature can also be added, if required.

    5. Click Save when the form has been completed and confirm the result when prompted.

If you also have a Medical Result to record for the same recordholder: Record Medical Results.

To view all the D&A Test Results recorded by you and your colleagues, click the View D&A Certificates button on the home dashboard.

From this summary view, use the filter options to refine the list displayed, then highlight the relevant record and click the View to view the certificate or the Export button to create and save an Excel .csv file.

A Confirmed Positive D&A test outcome will result in the recordholder being suspended. An email reporting this result will automatically be sent to the worker’s primary employer, secondary employer(s) and sponsor(s). This means that the individual will not have authority to work in SkillGuard until a new Negative D&A test result is recorded and the suspension can then be lifted manually.

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