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600-85, KSARNG, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control, 2007 Jun 1(2)
| 9 – 5. Battalion/Unit Prevention Leader qualifications, training, and certification UPL certification is crucial to the Army’s DTP and unit substance abuse prevention efforts. All UPLs, regardless of component, must receive the same standardized curriculum and be certified to perform their duties. The BPL qualifications, training, and certification are the same as those for UPLs; where UPL is used in this paragraph, it applies to both UPLs and BPLs, unless otherwise stated. a. Qualifications—military personnel. (1) Bean officer, warrant officer, or NCO (E or above for UPL, E promotable or above for BPL) (recommend E or above at all levels. (2) Be designated on appointment orders by the unit commander. (3) Successfully complete ARD standardized UPL – CTP prior to collecting any drug testing specimens. (4) Not currently enrolled in mandatory SUD treatment. (5) Not be under investigation for legal, administrative, or abuse of substances (illegal drug, controlled drug, alcohol or other) related offenses or incident within the last 3 years. Soldiers that have previously been in SUD treatment or completion of ADAPT should not be considered as potential UPLs for at least 36 months after release from counseling or completion of ADAPT. (6) Commanders should request a local review of the UPL candidate’s medical, personnel, and criminal records and a background check by the garrison/local ASAP for past drug positive UA test and by the MTF BH clinic for past enrollment in mandatory alcohol or drug treatment. The commander will make the final decision to appoint the candidate based on all the information received except that the requirements in paragraphs 9–5a (1) through a, above, are not waiverable. b. Qualifications—DA Civilian employees. (1) If military personnel are not reasonably and consistently available to perform UPL duties, those UPL duties maybe performed by a civilian employee, providing all of the following criteria are met (a) The employee must beat minimum a GS or pay grade equivalent. (b) The employee must be trained and certified as a UPL in accordance with AR 600 – 85, chapter 2 requirements and must be recertified every 18 months. (c) The UPL duties must be annotated in the employee’s position description. (d) Trained and certified DTCs can serve as UPLs in accordance with the criteria set forth in paragraph 9–5b(1). c. Certification. The UPLs must be certified to perform their duties by successfully completing the DA UPL CTP, a standardized course of instruction and evaluation. No other UPL certification course is authorized without the written approval of the Director, ARD. If a UPL candidate is deployed, they maybe certified using the distance learning and certification procedures explained at www.asap.army.mil/. Upon successful completion of all course requirements, UPLs will receive a certificate of training and a UPL certification card. A UPL that is reassigned to another command maybe appointed as a UPL in the new command with proof of a previous certification until recertification is required at the month point. d. Recertification. (1) UPLs must be recertified every 18 months by successfully completing the UPL CTP exam. The ASAP and unit commander will initiate anew local and DAMIS background check to ensure that the UPL is still qualified in accordance with paragraphs 9–5a(1) through (6), above. AR 600–85 • 23 July 2020 56 (2) If a UPL’s certification expires, the UPL has up to 60 days to contact the ASAP to attend any locally-required update training, take and pass the recertification exam to be recertified for another 18 months from the date of examination. During the time between the expiration date and the exam the UPL is not authorized to collect drug testing specimens. If a UPL’s certification has been expired for more than 60 days, then the UPL must retake the entire UPL certification course. (3) The ASAP managers may revoke the ASAP certification of any UPL for an excessive number of discrepancies in drug testing collection procedures, UA specimens, or on associated forms. However, the ASAP manager must immediately notify the UPL’s commander, in writing, of such revocation and the purpose for it. e. Online certification. The online CTP for certification and recertification of deployed Soldiers is only valid for 12 months. Upon redeployment, the UPL must contact the home station ASAP before conducting any collections. f. Instructor certificate course. UPLs are encouraged to attend an instructor certification course to enhance their ability to conduct drug and alcohol awareness training at their units. Download 3.47 Mb. Share with your friends:
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