Find a SAP Program in Florida Today

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) operates diverse modes of transit including air travel, highway, maritime travel, and rail travel. Due to the nature of their jobs, certain employees who work within these modes are considered DOT mandated safety-sensitive employees. These employees are frequently subject to drug and alcohol tests throughout their employment. If one of these employees fails or refuses a test, they are immediately removed from their duties. Next, they must work with a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and comply with the return-to-duty process. If you find yourself in need of a SAP program in Florida, or elsewhere in the US, SAP Referral Services can help. Read on to learn more about the DOT’s drug and alcohol testing process.

Drug and Alcohol Tests Keep the Traveling Public Safe

As part of the DOT’s regulations, DOT mandated safety-sensitive employees are tested for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, Phencyclidine (PCP), Amphetamines, Methamphetamines, and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA). Please note: DOT mandated safety-sensitive employees must not use recreational or medicinal marijuana. That includes those in states where the drug was legalized. Even “legal” use by employees constitutes a failed drug test.

What Does It Mean to Refuse a Test?

There are several circumstances that constitute refusing to take a test. Outside of failure to cooperate with the order, a drug test will also be considered failed if the employee is a no-show or does not remain at the site until the urine is collected. Additionally, an automatic failure includes any attempts to adulterate or substitute the urine sample. If you refuse a drug test you are immediately removed from your safety-sensitive duties.

Need Quick Access to a SAP Program in Florida?

If you were removed from your duties due to a failed drug or alcohol test, time is of the essence. Most employees want to quickly start a return-to-duty process to get back on the job. SAP Referral Services (SRS) helps employees by connecting them with DOT-qualified SAPs in their area. By working with SRS you don’t have to worry about calling around to find a SAP only to find out that their DOT qualifications lapsed. We guarantee that the SAP is fully qualified at the time of your initial meeting.

SRS offers a FastTrack Enrollment to further speed up locating a SAP program in Florida and in thousands of locations across the US. We have helped over 25,000+ employees complete the return-to-duty process. Contact us for more information.

SAP Referral Services (SRS) is the leading facilitator for mandated substance abuse evaluations. SRS maintains an extensive network of qualified providers in more than 3,000 locations nationwide for testing violations that originate from any of the DOT’s modes including FMCSA, FAA, FRA, FTA, USCG and PHMSA, or a company’s internal drug and alcohol testing policy.