SAP Programs in Texas Help FTA Employees
The Federal Transit Administration or FTA is an agency delegated with the responsibility of ensuring that the transit authorities adhere to rules pertaining to alcohol and drug usages for the various transport operations. The FTA provides technical support and financial assistance to regional systems including subways, commuter rails, buses, light rails, ferries, and trolleys. To enhance safety across roads, rails, water, and air transit operations, drug and alcohol testing must be carried out prior to employment, post-accident, and randomly after employment.
An FTA employee working in Texas, or anywhere else nationwide, must remember that if one of these tests comes up positive, they must stop safety-sensitive work immediately and enroll into a SAP programs in Texas. To ease the process, SAP Referral Services (SRS) can connect an employee with a qualified SAP.
FTA Employees – Why SAP Programs in Texas?
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has collectors, laboratories, and medical review officers who carry out the drug and alcohol testing on FTA mandated employees. If a positive result is obtained, the employee is removed from their transit operations until the completion of a SAP program and submission of a negative return-to-duty test.
At the beginning of the SAP process, a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) will meet with the FTA employee to professionally evaluate them and recommend education and/or treatment options. After the employee has successfully complied with the recommended program, they will be asked to complete follow-up testing and possibly aftercare treatment after returning to duty.
Employers of the FTA may provide their employee with a list of qualified SAPs in the area. An employee then must call several SAPs, potentially wait for return calls, and then try and schedule an appointment. Alternatively, an employee can easily be scheduled with a qualified SAP program in Texas (or anywhere nationwide) by contacting SRS. SRS has more than 15 years of experience in facilitating substance abuse evaluations. Choose the best with SRS.
Receive a SAP Programs in Texas with SRS
FTA and DOT employees should enroll in SRS’s FastTrack Enrollment Program to get scheduled with a SAP in their area quickly. The enrollment is conveniently completed online. The FastTrack Enrollment program schedules DOT mandated employees to a qualified SAP provider in a quick and efficient way.
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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.