Rules of the Department of Human Resources Title 1 - Rules of the Director, Effective December 16, 2019

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(c) Drug screening. Prospective employees, regardless of the position she/he will assume, may be required to demonstrate her/his suitability for public employment by attesting that during the three- year period immediately preceding the date of application for employment, she/he was not convicted of any controlled substance related offense. Prospective employees for a certain limited number of positions may be required to pass a pre- employment controlled substance drug test. A list of positions requiring a pre-employment drug test is available from the County. \[Eff. 07-01-02; am 03-01-15\] (Auth: HRS §76-17) (Imp: HRS §§76-18, 78-2.6) §3-24 Administration of medical examinations. (a) Medical examinations shall be administered by a licensed medical doctor on such forms as may be prescribed by the director. (b) If it is determined that an applicant does not meet the health and physical requirements, reasons shall be given to the appointing authority on forms prescribed by the director. The medical examination forms shall also indicate the medical condition of persons who otherwise meet the medical standards and are capable of performing the essential duties of the class. (c) The reports of the medical examination shall be filed with the appointing authority. \[Eff. 07-01-02; am 03-01-15\] (Auth: HRS §76-17) (Imp: HRS §76-18) §3-25 Failure to meet the health and physical standards. A person who fails to meet the health and physical standards for initial appointment shall be rejected for employment by the appointing authority in consultation with the director; provided, where the failure to meet health and physical standards is because of a disability as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the appointing authority shall employ the person if the person otherwise satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education, and other job-related requirements of the position to which employment is sought, and who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of the person or others. \[Eff. 07-01-02; am 03-01-15\] (Auth: HRS §76-17) (Imp: HRS §76-18) §3-26 Appeals against pre-entry medical examination results. A person may appeal such decision by submitting an appeal in writing to the Merit Appeals Board in accordance with §104-1. \[Eff. 07-01-02\] (Auth: HRS §§76-14, 76-17) (Imp: HRS §§76-14, 76-18) 3-12