Professionals who are qualified to diagnose, treat and provide documentation for individuals who have been rehabilitated for drug addiction include physicians with a specialty in addiction, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed mental health professionals, or State Health Department certified addiction counselors who are supervised by psychologists or psychiatrists. The diagnostician must be an impartial individual who is not a family member of the student.

Arapahoe Community College (the College) is a state system community college governed by the State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education (the Board). The Board requires the College to comply with the Drug Free School and Communities Amendments of 1989 (PL101-P226).

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner and abide by the College rules and regulations during all College-sponsored events and activities. Students should at all times try to promote a sense of cooperation and work to build an atmosphere that will be most conducive to the goals of higher education. The illegal possession, use, distribution or manufacture of any narcotic, dangerous drug, or controlled substance as classified by federal, state, and local laws or appearing on campus while under the influence of any illegally obtained narcotic, dangerous drug, or controlled substance will be deemed to violate College rules and regulations and will be subject to appropriate College disciplinary proceedings (2000-2001 Student Handbook,).

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

• A clear statement of successful completion of supervised drug rehabilitation program with the DSM-IV diagnosis. A dated statement attesting to the compliance with appropriate post-rehabilitation treatment (the age of acceptable documentation is dependent upon the disabling condition, the current status of the student and the 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 which supports the diagnosis;
• Medical information related to the student's needs to include the impact of medication on the student's ability to meet the demands of the post-secondary environment;
• A statement of the current functional impact or limitations of the disability on learning or other major life activity and the degree to which it impacts the individual in the learning context for which accommodations are being requested.

Further assessment by an appropriate professional may be required if co-existing learning disabilities or other disabling conditions are indicated. The student and the Disability Specialist at Arapahoe Community College collaboratively determine appropriate accommodations.