How We Work

CREDENTIALING

SRS’ Provider Relations department is responsible for analyzing, screening and selecting providers who specialize in performing substance abuse assessments and/or behavioral evaluations and who hold at least one of the following credentials:

Licensed Physician (MD or DO); Licensed or certified Psychologist; Licensed or certified Social Worker; Licensed or certified Employee Assistance Professional; Licensed or certified Marriage and Family Therapist; Drug and Alcohol Counselor internationally certified by NAADAC, IC&RC or NBCC.

All providers qualified to perform either DOT or NRC evaluations have undergone formalized regulatory training and testing.

Each SRS provider’s state, DOT/NRC training and testing certificates, including requalification, are physically retained in a dedicated and secured file room. All active providers are re-credentialed on an annual basis guaranteeing assurance of current qualifications.

Once the DER makes contact with SRS, when working with a DOT mandated employee, SRS and our affiliate Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs) provide the following services:

• Initial face to face substance abuse evaluation
• Specific treatment or education recommendations
• Assistance in connecting to the recommended treatment or education
• Confirmation of compliance to treatment or education through return-to-duty
• Follow-up face to face substance abuse evaluation
• Two DOT compliant reports
• Recommendations to submit to a return-to-duty test
• Recommendations for follow-up testing

When working with a Non-Regulated employee, the services provided by SRS closely mirror the DOT guidelines; are facilitated by an affiliate Substance Abuse Specialist and include:

• Face to face substance abuse evaluation
• Recommendations for treatment or education
• Assistance in connecting to the recommended treatment or education
• Compliance monitoring through follow-up evaluation
• Two employer compliant reports
• Follow-up face to face evaluation
• Recommendations for return-to-duty testing and aftercare (if applicable)
• Follow-up testing recommendations

SRS provides support to Licensees and Other Entities (LOEs) by identifying NRC-qualified SAEs. When working with an NRC mandated employee, SAP Referral Services’ and our affiliate Substance Abuse Experts provide the following services:

• Initial face to face substance abuse evaluation
• Specific treatment or education recommendations
• Assistance in connecting to the recommended treatment or education
• Written NRC compliant reports
• Follow-up face to face substance abuse evaluation
• Recommendations for fitness-for-duty
• Recommendations for follow-up testing

When working with a DWI/DUI client, SRS’ affiliate Substance Abuse Specialists provide the following services:

• Face to face substance abuse evaluation
• Recommendations for treatment or education
• Completion of all state required documentation