I just recently accepted a job at RIH and I haven’t used any THC in two weeks. And it’s been just over a month since I was a daily user, but I got offered a job earlier this week and accepted without mention of a drug test which I thought most hospitals would do? If I already accepted will I be subject to a drug test during the on boarding or would I have already been asked before the offer was made? I really really want to make sure this job works out but don’t want to raise suspicions with HR by asking about it and I have no intentions to continue using anymore either for personal reasons. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated (Im from MA so I’m not familiar with RI laws)

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Silentjosh37 t1_j66z79c wrote on January 28, 2023 at 3:50 AM

Don't know about RIH in particular, but since legalization happened last year there were new rules implemented about drug testing. For most jobs you are unable to drug test for cannabis unless working in a federal capacity, or certain other guidelines listed in the link below.

https://www.justifacts.com/resources/rhode-island-limits-marijuana-testing-for-employers/#:~:text=The%20State%20of%20Rhode%20Island,21%2D28.11%2D29.

[deleted] t1_j670otx wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:03 AM

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highspaced OP t1_j688wll wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:06 PM

thank you so much for the confirmation 🙏🏻

Olneyvillain4190 t1_j68ado8 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:21 PM

That’s good, years ago I had a friend that worked there and she said they actually tested for nicotine. Is that true , or still in effect ?

Wonderful_Bother9172 t1_j66xy4d wrote on January 28, 2023 at 3:39 AM

I think it depends on your job. My nephew works there and he smokes a lot of weed so he definitely would not have gotten a job if he had to take a drug test. He's in the kitchen though.

huh_phd t1_j68c1s5 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 1:37 PM

They test for tobacco and illegal shit but not weed iirc

NoRepresentative5593 t1_j68xyk9 wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:27 PM

They test got tobacco? That’s wild.

huh_phd t1_j6906pj wrote on January 28, 2023 at 4:42 PM

It is. It's for health insurance

Double_Farmer_2662 t1_j68h97x wrote on January 28, 2023 at 2:23 PM

I just started at Miriam, so not RIH but still lifespan, and I didn’t have to do any sort of drug testing, and the employee handbook basically just said don’t come to work under the influence of anything, and illegal drug use is not allowed. Didn’t mention anything about cannabis