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 qualified Psychologist; Licensed or qualified Social Worker; Licensed or Certified Employee Assistance Professional; Licensed or qualified Marriage and Family Therapist; Drug and Alcohol Counselor internationally qualified 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 electronically. All active providers are re-credentialed on an annual basis and prior to receiving all referrals, 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
- Recommendations for Aftercare (if applicable)
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 qualified professionals. When working with a mandated employee, SAP Referral Services Experts provide the following services:
- Initial face-to-face substance abuse evaluation
- Specific treatment or education recommendations (if applicable)
- Assistance in connecting to the recommended treatment or education
- Written compliance reports
- Follow-up face-to-face substance abuse evaluation
- Recommendations for fitness-for-duty
- Recommendations for follow-up testing
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