DFPS CPS Handbook §3334
Time Frames For Checking Drug Test Results
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CPS January 2024 Obtaining timely results of drug tests is critical for ensuring child safety, making the best possible case decisions, and developing recommendations related to the recovery and support needs of a parent or caregiver. A caseworker or a supervisor’s designee checks drug test results no later than two business days after the person submits a sample for testing. When drug test results are not available within two business days after the person submitted a sample, the caseworker or supervisor’s designee continues to check on the drug test results every subsequent business day until the drug test results are available. A caseworker or a supervisor’s designee may be required to check on test results sooner or more often, on a case-by-case basis, at the direction of the supervisor or program director. The caseworker or supervisor’s designee follows all directives from management in those situations. See 3372 Direct Referral to Treatment Provider .