NZQA registered unit standard
27294 version 1
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Title
Perform drug test sample collection in a prison environment
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is for people working as officers in a prison
environment and covers the collection of drug test sample
collection.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
 carry out pre-test procedures and processes;
 prepare prisoner and test sample collection environment;
 collect check and prepare test samples for ESR analysis;
 take follow-up action upon receipt of drug test sample
results.
Classification
Offender Management > Prisoner Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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This unit standard is intended for workplace assessment.
Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27294 version 1
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References
AS/NZS 4308:2008, Procedures for specimen collection and the detection and
quantitation of drugs of abuse in urine;
Bail Act 2000;
Bail Rules 2000;
Corrections Act 2004;
Corrections Regulations 2005;
Crimes Act 1961;
Crimes of Torture Act 1989;
Criminal Justice Act 1985;
Department of Corrections Code of Conduct;
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Human Rights Act 1993;
Medicines Act 1981;
Misuse of Drugs Act 1975;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Official Information Act 1982;
Parole Act 2002;
PS Operations Manual, Department of Corrections, available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html;
Privacy Act 1993;
Sentencing Act 2002;
Summary Offences Act 1981;
and their subsequent amendments or replacements.
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Definitions
Drug(s )– refers to all types of illicit drugs, non-prescription medicine, restricted
medication (as per Section 3 of the Corrections Act 2004) and includes alcohol.
ESR – Institute of Environmental Science and Research.
IOMS – Integrated Offender Management System.
Misconduct procedures – prisoner disciplinary procedures.
Prison environment – any area, within a prison site or external to a prison site where
prisoners are held, such as a cell block, within the prison perimeter, on a prison farm,
in a vehicle transporting prisoners.
Test sample collection – may include but is not limited to urine, hair.
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Assessment range
a Performance of the outcomes of this unit standard must meet all the principles of
behaviour and criteria as detailed in the Prison Services Operations Manual
(PSOM), Department of Corrections (available at
http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy-and-legislation/ps-operations-manual.html),
the Department of Corrections Code of Conduct, other documented national
policies and procedures, and prison-specific procedures.
b The range statements in this unit standard must be applied according to prisonspecific equipment, procedures, and processes.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Carry out pre-test procedures and processes.
Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
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NZQA registered unit standard
27294 version 1
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Identify prisoner for drug test sample collection.
Range
1.2
may include – general random, temporary release, IDU status,
reasonable grounds, voluntary participant, IDU voluntary check;
evidence of three is required.
Prepare relevant forms and paperwork prior to test sample collection.
Outcome 2
Prepare prisoner and test sample collection environment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Prepare prisoner and test sample collection environment in order to meet basic
site requirements.
2.2
Communicate the process of test sample collection to the prisoner.
2.3
Record and confirm prisoner details at the point of collection.
Outcome 3
Collect check and prepare test samples for ESR analysis.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Collect test samples from the prisoner in accordance with recommended health
and safety precautions.
3.2
Check that test samples, prisoner details, and any other details are recorded
accurately.
Range
check includes but is not limited to – temperature check, visual
check;
other details include but are not limited to – date, time of
collection, volume.
3.3
Test samples are sealed and verified by the prisoner.
3.4
Sealed test samples are secured correctly and dispatched to ESR for analysis.
Outcome 4
Take follow-up action upon receipt of drug test sample results.
Range
positive test results, negative test results, inconclusive results.
Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27294 version 1
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Evidence requirements
4.1
Take post results follow-up action as required.
may include but is not limited to – IOMS update, prisoner file
notes, paperwork completed, prisoner penal file, drug test register
alerts included, alerts removed, misconduct procedures, B sample;
evidence of six is required.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0003
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
Electrotechnology Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016