When You Need a SAP Counselor

The DOT agencies include the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Railroad Administration and the United States Coast Guard. Each mode requires their safety-sensitive employees to follow industry specific regulations. Additionally, every agency’s requirements include drug and alcohol testing. Testing occurs pre-employment, randomly, for reasonable cause, post-accident, return-to-duty, and follow-up. Should a safety-sensitive employee test positive for banned substances, they’ll be removed from their safety-sensitive shifts immediately. After failing a drug and/or alcohol test you need a SAP counselor to start the return-to-duty program. Join the over 25,000+ employees who relied on SAP Referral Services to connect them with a SAP. Our wide network of specialists includes SAPs in your area.

How SAP Referral Services Helps Employees

To get back to work after violating a DOT drug and/or alcohol regulation you must begin the return-to-duty process with a SAP (Substance Abuse Professional). Your employer can provide you a list SAPs. However, not any SAP will do. It is important that you realize you may only work with a SAP who is currently DOT-qualified. Should your employer’s list include a SAP with lapsed qualifications, any work you do with them is null and void.

Fortunately, SAP Referral Services (SRS) provides access to SAPs located across the nation. We make sure our SAPs keep their training and credentials up-to-date to maintain their DOT qualifications. In fact, we guarantee that your SAP is DOT-qualified at the time of your initial meeting. We also make signing up quick and easy. Our FastTrack Enrollment takes only a few minutes and you can be scheduled with a DOT-qualified SAP within as little as 72 hours.

Looking for a SAP Counselor?

Since 2003 we have assisted employees in the return-to-duty process. Our many years of experience allows us to provide a comprehensive list of SAP locations and an easy way to get started. You meet with your SAP several times throughout the return-to-duty process, so having the SAP nearby is important. We provide access to a network that includes specialists in over 3,000 locations nationwide. For information about our services or to enroll today, click here!


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.