The following guidelines are provided to assist the service provider in collaborating with each student to determine appropriate accommodations.  Documentation serves as a foundation that legitimizes a student's request for appropriate accommodations.  Recommended documentation includes:

·         A clear statement of successful completion of a supervised drug rehabilitation program with the DSM-IV diagnosis.  A dated statement a testing to be compliance with appropriate post-rehabilitation treatment (the age of acceptable documentation is dependent upon the disabling condition, the crime status of the student and a student's request for accommodations).

·         A summary of assessment procedures and evaluation instruments used to make the diagnosis a summary of qualitative and quantitative information that supports the diagnosis

·         Medical information relating to the student needs including the functional limitation any impact of medication on the student's ability to meet the demands of the postsecondary environment

·         A statement of the crime functional impact or indications of a disability on learning or other major life activities in the degree to which it impacts the individual in the learning context will reach accommodations are being requested

Further assessment by an appropriate professional may be required if coexisting learning disabilities or other disabling conditions are indicated. 

University Handbook of Operating Procedures in Section II:  Student Affairs, Chapter 1.5 Illegal Drugs and Narcotics:

In compliance with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1990, the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System provides the following: any student who is guilty of the illegal use, possession and/or sale of a drug or narcotic, including any amount of marijuana, on the campus is subject to discipline. If a student is found guilty of the illegal use, possession, and/or sale of a drug or narcotic on campus, the minimum penalty shall be suspension for a specified period of time and/or suspension of rights and privileges for a specified period of time.

for diagnosing, treating and providing documentation for individuals who have been rehabilitated for drug addiction or are under treatment for alcoholism or with physicians with a specialty in addiction, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist and license mental health professionals or state health department certified addiction counselors who are supervised by psychologist or psychiatrist.The diagnostician must be an impartial individual who is not a family member of the student.