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Belknap County commissioners agree to remove pre‑employment THC test for nursing home hiring; require policies on impairment
Summary
After hearing from nursing home administrator Shelley Richardson and county legal considerations, Belknap County commissioners agreed unanimously to remove THC from the nursing home pre‑employment drug panel and directed staff to develop policies and training to manage impairment at work.
Belknap County commissioners voted unanimously to remove tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from the nursing home pre‑employment drug test panel and directed nursing home leadership and county staff to create policies and training to manage and recognize impairment on the job.
Shelley Richardson, nursing home director, told the board administrators had surveyed nearby facilities and found many no longer include THC in pre‑employment testing because cannabis laws…
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