Substance Abuse Professionals (SAP)

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  • How to detect a Substance Abuse Professional

  • SAP Guidelines

  • SAP Certification Organizations [per 40.281(a)(6)]

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Overview

The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who take violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-upwardly testing, and aftercare.

Equally a SAP you correspond the major decision point (and in some cases the merely decision point) an employer may have in choosing whether or not to place an employee behind the steering wheel of a school bus, in the cockpit of a plane, at the captain of an oil tanker, at the throttle of a train, in the engineer compartment of a subway car, or at the emergency control valves of a natural gas pipeline. Your responsibleness to the public is enormous!

As a SAP y'all are abet for neither the employer nor the employee. Your role is to protect the public involvement in safety by professionally evaluating the employee and recommending appropriate teaching and/or treatment, follow-up tests, and aftercare.

Applicable Regulations

With the above in mind, it is important for SAPs to fully understand and comply with the regulations. Therefore, the SAP should exist familiar with 49 CFR Part 40 while paying particular attention to the following Subparts:

  • Subpart O - Substance Abuse Professional and Render-to-Duty Process
  • Subpart P - Confidentiality and Release of Information
  • Subpart Q - Roles and Responsibilities of Service Agents
  • Subpart R - Public Interest Exclusions
  • Appendix East to Role twoscore - SAP equivalency Requirements for Certification Organizations

Documents/Publications

  • Substance Abuse Professional person Guidelines
  • List of Substance Corruption Professional Training/Exam Resource
  • Employees Covered nether DOT Testing Regulation 49 CFR Part 40
  • 49 CFR Office 40
  • Part twoscore Q&Every bit

Clan/Industry links

  • Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR)
  • Heart for Affliction Control and Prevention (CDC)
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  • Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association
  • Employees Help Professionals Association
  • International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (ICRC)
    • SAP Qualification
  • National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
    • SAP Qualification
  • National Board for Certified Counselors Inc. and Affiliates
    • SAP Qualification
  • National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
    • Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
    • Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction
    • Drug Facts
  • American Association for Union and Family Therapy
  • The American Counseling Association
  • Substance Corruption Program Administrators Association

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Concluding updated: Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021