Re:California has legalized recreational marijuana
by kstrauser on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @04:19PM
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> I was told it was because we handled PCI and HIPPA data for various clients, and that a clean drug test was required for compliance with those rules.
Q 1 December 2013 – Drug testing is not required in the PCI Card Production Security Requirements. Is this an oversight?
A No, PCI does not require drug testing due to the wide variances in country laws governing where or when drug testing is allowed. However, that does not preclude card vendors from requiring drug testing wherever and whenever they deem necessary.
I wasn't able to find anything relating to HIPAA, but I've worked around HIPAA since before it was passed and your post is literally the first time I've ever heard that claim. Not saying you're wrong, just that this is a new one to me.
It seems you were mislead, according to https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/documents/Card_Prod_Sec...:
Q 1 December 2013 – Drug testing is not required in the PCI Card Production Security Requirements. Is this an oversight?
A No, PCI does not require drug testing due to the wide variances in country laws governing where or when drug testing is allowed. However, that does not preclude card vendors from requiring drug testing wherever and whenever they deem necessary.
I wasn't able to find anything relating to HIPAA, but I've worked around HIPAA since before it was passed and your post is literally the first time I've ever heard that claim. Not saying you're wrong, just that this is a new one to me.