Where Can I Find a Substance Abuse Professional List for My Employees?

Are you looking for a Substance Abuse Professional list, or service agent, to help connect your employees with SAPs in your area? SRS understands that finding a SAP on your own can prove difficult, that’s why we do the work for you!

Drugs & Alcohol in the Workplace

There are several inherent dangers associated with the use of alcohol and drugs by employees in the workplace. Hence, DOT-mandated safety-sensitive employees are strictly prohibited from possessing or using alcohol or drugs while performing safety-sensitive functions.

Employers of safety-sensitive employees are required to conduct DOT-mandated drug and/or alcohol testing on all employees. Any safety-sensitive employee who tests positive on a drug or alcohol test will likely face temporary suspension and possibly termination from their current employer. These employees cannot resume safety-sensitive duties without completing the return-to-duty process with a DOT qualified SAP.

When an Employee Fails a Drug Test

Safety-sensitive employers must test under the following circumstances:

  • Pre-employment
  • At random
  • Return-to-duty
  • Follow-up
  • Post-accident (in certain situations)
  • Reasonable cause or suspicion that an employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Safety-sensitive employees who fail drug and/or alcohol tests are suspended from safety-sensitive duties immediately. The employee must then follow the recommendations outlined by a qualified Substance Abuse Professional. Recommendations include: treatment or education.

Why Use a Substance Abuse Professional List

You can use a Substance Abuse Professional list to find qualified SAPs for employees who violated DOT testing regulations. The downside of using a Substance Abuse Professional list is that it may be outdated, displaying providers who no longer hold current qualifications. If an employee completes the SAP process with an unqualified SAP they will have to complete the process again. Another downside to using a list is that the employee will have to contact multiple SAPs, wait for returned calls, and eventually schedule their evaluation.

Instead, employers should partner with the service agent, SRS. Their Substance Abuse Professional network is current, and they can connect an employee with a SAP in their area typically within 72-business hours. These licensed, certified professionals have knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of drug and alcohol-related disorders and can recommend education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare programs to employees.

How to Find a SAP – Ditch the Substance Abuse Professional List and Contact SRS

Considering it could take substantial time to find a credentialed SAP using a published list, employers should partner with a service agent to connect their employers to SAPs in their area.

If you are looking for a SAP list, contact SRS. We are connected to SAPs in over 3,000 locations across the country and can connect your employee to a SAP nearest to them in as few as 72-business hours.

Call 410-668-8110, or contact us today, to learn more.