{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-3-215","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-215","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 71-3-215","body":"An employer must provide all employees with an education program on alcohol and other drug abuse prior to instituting a private sector drug-free workplace program under Sections 71-3-201 through 71-3-225 . Also, an employer must provide all employees with an annual education program on alcohol and other drug abuse, in general, and its effects on the workplace, specifically. An education program for a minimum of one (1) hour should include, but is not limited to, the following information:\n\n(a) The explanation of the disease of addiction for alcohol and other drugs;\n\n(b) The effects and dangers of the commonly abused substances in the workplace; and\n\n(c) The company's policies and procedures regarding alcohol and other drug use or abuse in the workplace and how employees who wish to obtain substance abuse treatment can do so.","path":["MS Code","Title 71"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"2d4789bd688177fa49bc8b62e9a13e9148bf48206ea4bf850907557ed1f47c84","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-3-213","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-71-3-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}