Substance Abuse Professional Near Me

There are over 12.1 million transportation employees that perform safety-sensitive functions for Department of Transportation agencies. Negligent behavior while performing safety-sensitive tasks can put these employees, their coworkers, and the general public at risk. As a result, DOT mandated safety-sensitive employees must adhere to DOT drug and alcohol policies. Whenever a policy is violated, the DOT mandated safety-sensitive employee must comply with a return-to-duty process prescribed by a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) before returning to work.

DOT Testing Explained

In 1991, Congress passed the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act for DOT mandated safety-sensitive employees. Transportation employees perform safety-sensitive duties including mass transit, trucking, school bus drivers, aviation, railroads. marine, and pipelines. All of them must adhere to a drug-free and alcohol-free workplace policy. Employees are tested during the hiring process and randomly throughout their careers. Employers also reserve the right to test a specific employee if they have displayed suspicious behaviors that indicate intoxication at work.

If an employee fails a test, they are removed from any future shifts until they have complied with a return-to-duty program from their Substance Abuse Professional. Refusing to participate in drug and/or alcohol testing has the same ramifications as a failed test.

The Benefits of Using SAP Referral Service

When employees violate the drug and/or alcohol policy, their employer will provide them a list of SAPs that they may use. However, employees should be aware that lists provided may not be up-to-date and may not include only DOT-qualified SAPs.

SAPs are required to regularly update their certifications, or they’re stripped of their DOT qualification. If a DOT employee completes a return-to-duty process with a SAP who has expired qualifications (or a SAP who was never DOT-qualified), they will need to repeat the entire process.

As a result, many DOT mandated safety-sensitive employees choose to work with SAP Referral Services (SRS). Firstly, we locate SAP programs near you thanks to our network of specialists in more than 3,000 locations nationwide. This makes completing the return-to-duty program much more convenient for the employee as they won’t have to travel far.

More importantly, SRS guarantees to put you in touch with a SAP that is fully DOT-qualified at the time of initial contact. This guarantee eliminates the risk of having to repeat the process, which is both a waste of time and money for the employee.

Find a Substance Abuse Professional Today

Employees can start the return-to-duty process quickly with SRS’ FastTrack Enrollment. In just two simple steps, employees gain quick access to a DOT-qualified SAP in their area. SRS has helped 25,000+ employees in the return-to-duty process. Enroll today!

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.