We use drug and alcohol screening to monitor registered health practitioners and students where there is a history of, or concerns about substance or alcohol misuse or dependence. Negative screening results are an effective way to know that practitioners are not affected by substances or alcohol and can continue safely in practice or training. If you have a condition on your registration that requires you to undergo drug or alcohol screening, this page contains all the information you will need to comply with these conditions.

Please note, these policies apply from 1 August 2018.

Drug screening:

Drug screening policy

Participant procedure: Drug screening

Alcohol screening:

Alcohol screening policy

Participant procedure: breath-testing for alcohol

Supervisor procedure: breath-testing for alcohol 

Particpant procedure: EtG screening

Participant procedure: CDT screening

Forms for screening: 

Collection centre nomination form

Illness certificate form

Leave from screening form

Start breath-testing for alcohol form 

Breath-testing supervisor nomination form

Breath-testing log 

Fact sheets for participants:

Changes to drug screening

Changes to alcohol screening 

Click here for a list of centres across NSW and the ACT or visit the AHPRA Collection Centres page which includes centres across Australia. 

Please note, the list of centres applies from 22 January 2020.