How it works
1. Medical staff will screen patients in accordance with best medical practices.
2. If facts and circumstances support a reasonable belief, in the providers professional judgement, that the patient has been given a substance that has caused impairment without the knowledge or consent, a “date rape” drug screening panel should be offered.
3. Initial screening should include assessing where and when the suspected substance might have been administered. This information can assist in establishing patterns of activity that could help intervene in ongoing courses of criminal conduct. Students will be given information to self-report this detail (see below).
4. Similar to obtaining a sexual assault examination kit anonymously, tracking of this testing may be done anonymously upon request pursuant to the tracking mechanism currently in use by the provider.
5. Billing for services. Billing insurance should be the first option explored when visiting ̽̽ Student Health Services. In the event insurance does not cover testing, insurance cannot be billed, or there is a strong preference on the part of the patient that insurance is not billed, a fund has been established to pay the testing costs.
Additionally, for events reported to police and in which a positive test is obtained, the VT victim’s compensation fund may reimburse the testing expense not covered by insurance. Additional information about this program can be found at ccsv.vermont.gov or by calling 802-241-1250.