An employee who is injured or killed under circumstances that might otherwise make the employee or the employee's dependents eligible to receive worker's compensation benefits under Chapter 5 of Title 25 is, along with the employee's dependents, ineligible to receive compensation as defined in Section 25-5-1, if the injury or death occurred due to the employee's impairment by medical cannabis, which shall be conclusively presumed in the event of a positive drug test conducted and evaluated pursuant to standards adopted for drug testing by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 49 C.F.R. Part 40, as provided under Section 25-5-51, or if the employee refuses to submit to or cooperate with a blood or urine test, as provided by that section.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 20 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics.
Chapter 2A - Darren Wesley "Ato" Hall Compassion Act.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 20-2A-1 - Short Title.
Section 20-2A-2 - Legislative Findings.
Section 20-2A-3 - Definitions.
Section 20-2A-4 - Relation to Other Laws.
Section 20-2A-5 - Data Security.
Section 20-2A-8 - Diversion of Medical Cannabis or Medical Cannabis Products; Prohibited Conduct.
Section 20-2A-9 - Annual Written Reporst.
Section 20-2A-10 - Medical Cannabis Commission Fund.
Section 20-2A-11 - Possession of Lawfully Obtained Medical Cannabis Card.