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What is a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)?
A qualified SAP is a professional who evaluates Department of Transportation (DOT) employees who have violated drug and alcohol testing regulations. If you fail or refuse a DOT drug or alcohol test, you will be taken out of safety-sensitive duties. SAP professional will provide a substance abuse evaluation in order to make recommendations for the course of treatment, education, follow-up testing and/or aftercare.
What is the purpose of a SAP professional?
The SAP’s role is to protect public safety related to transportation employers and transportation employees in safety sensitive positions.
SAP must understand alcohol and drug regulations for these six industries.
FMCSA - Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
FRA - Federal Railroad Administration
FTA - Federal Transit Authority
USCG - United States Coast Guard
PHMSA - Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
What are the Department of Transportation (DOT) Guidelines for drug and alcohol testing?
The Department of Transportation (DOT), in compliance with The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, requires drug and alcohol testing of safety-sensitive transportation employees. Safety sensitive employees are required to submit to drug and alcohol testing to maintain their safety sensitive status under 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 40.
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When are Safety Sensitive Employees tested for drugs and alcohol?
In accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 40, employers are required to test safety sensitive employees in the following cases:
- Pre-Employment
- Random
- Reasonable Suspicion
- Post-Accident
- Return-to-Duty
- Follow-up
What happens during a DOT SAP Evaluation?
During a DOT SAP Evaluation, the evaluator must do the following:
- A face-to-face clinical assessment
- Provide referrals to education and/or treatment programs as appropriate
- A face-to-face follow-up evaluation
- Provide the employer and the employee with a written Initial Evaluation
- Provide the employer and the employee with a written follow-up evaluation
- Provide the employer with written follow-up testing recommendations
- Provide the employer with recommendations for additional treatment as appropriate
What happens after the DOT SAP Evaluation?
After the SAP evaluation, DOT rules require the employee to complete the course of treatment or education recommended by the SAP. After the completion the SAP’s recommendations, an individual may be considered for return to safety-sensitive duty. (However, employers are not obligated to keep them as employees and may choose to terminate their employment even if they are compliant with the SAP process). Employees who are in violation are required to be kept from any safety sensitive duty (with any DOT-regulated employer) until the SAP’s recommendations have been completed and a return-to-duty assessment has been conducted.
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Felicia Cameron, your qualified Substance Abuse Professional, has been trained and is experienced in administering the regulations required by the DOT for employees who have tested positive for prohibited substances.
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321 Highway 51, Suite C, Ridgeland, MS 39157
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