#30303| SAP Evaluation| FMCSA SAP Program

Failing or refusing an SAP Evaluation DOT Near Me-required alcohol test can be difficult not only for the employee but also for the employer. The employee is suspended from their safety-sensitive duties and the employer is short-staffed. Following a failed test there is a process set up by the DOT SAP Program near my department of Transportation that employees must complete before they can return to safety-sensitive duties.

All DOTS-mandated employers are required by federal law to comply. Getting started with the return-to-duty process begins with an SAP Evaluation. This first step gets an employee on the road to returning to work. SAP Referral Services can help expedite this process.

An SAP evaluation is fairly straightforward. First, the SAP (Substance Abuse Professional) conducts an assessment and creates a plan that may include education and/or treatment. Next, they send your employer a report outlining their recommendation and monitor your progress as you complete the plan. Finally, at the end of your treatment, you meet face-to-face for a follow-up SAP Evaluation at which point the SAP will determine whether you can be given clearance to submit to a return-to-duty test (FMCSA SAP Program).

At this point, the employer must administer an observed drug test as part of the return-to-duty process. If the employee tests negative on the test the employer is then allowed to return the employee to their safety-sensitive duties. Any worker who returns to work following a DOT Return to duty drug and/or alcohol test must take follow-up tests (FMCSA SAP Near Me).