[§353G-6]  Use of drug test or assessment
results.  (a)  Except as provided by law, the results of an inmate's drug
test required or ordered under this chapter shall be used only to determine:



(1)  Whether the department of public safety shall
order treatment or an assessment;



(2)  Appropriate conditions of parole or other release
from a correctional center or facility; or



(3)  An appropriate sanction for violation of a term
or condition of the person's participation in a treatment program imposed
pursuant to section 353G-9 or any other law.



(b)  Except as provided by law, an assessment
shall be used only for the purposes listed in subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) and
to provide background information about an inmate to any person or agency
conducting a prerelease assessment pursuant to section 353G-4.



(c)  Except as provided in this chapter, any
information obtained as a result of an assessment program or a treatment
program, including positive drug tests, shall be kept confidential in
accordance with the requirements of 42 United States Code section 290dd-3.
[L 1998, c 152, pt of §2]