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SAP Services for DOT
Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Services
Association for Multicultural Behavioral Health (AMBH) is a leading provider of Department of Transportation (DOT) Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) services to corporations, employee assistance programs, other clinicians, government agencies and individuals.
SAP Services Provided:
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Face-to-face initial evaluation
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Determination of level of care recommendations
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Referral for treatment and case monitoring
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Follow-up assessment
AMBH also provides comprehensive substance abuse early intervention, education and treatment services to individuals who have received counseling recommendations as a result of a SAP assessment conducted by another SAP provider.
SAP evaluations are available in person at our Chicago office or remotely, in English, Polish, Russian, and Spanish, for employees nationwide. We work with trucking companies and other employers whose employees are subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing, and employees may also contact us directly to begin the SAP process.
Our SAP service costs $550 and includes the initial evaluation, clinical assessment and testing, recommendations for education and/or treatment, a follow-up evaluation, development of the follow-up testing plan, communication with the Designated Employer Representative (DER), preparation of the required SAP reports, and entry of the required SAP information into the FMCSA Clearinghouse.
For more information about SAP Services or to schedule an appointment with a qualified Substance Abuse Professional, please contact us at
Meeting DOT SAP Requirements
Any employee covered under the rules of the United States Department of Transportation guidelines 49 CFR Part 40 may be subject to drug and alcohol screens for a variety of reasons including pre-employment testing, reasonable suspicion testing, pre-access testing, post-accident testing, and random testing.
Any employee testing positive for alcohol or a controlled substance must seek an evaluation by a qualified SAP.
SAP Process
The SAP evaluation consists of a verbal interview and other standardized assessments to determine if the employee has a substance abuse or dependence problem and if so, what type of treatment or other services may be appropriate to address the problem.
DOT regulations require a minimum recommendation for some level of substance abuse education or treatment for each case. At the time of the first interview, an appointment is set for a follow-up evaluation.
The SAP evaluator makes treatment and/or education recommendations to the employee and employer and follows the employee through the time the employee is ready to return to work. A second evaluation is performed prior to the employee’s returning to work to determine if they have completed the requirements of the initial evaluation.
A Notice of Compliance or a Notice of Noncompliance is then sent to the employer’s Designated Employer Representative (DER). Notices of Compliance include a schedule for any required follow-up drug testing. The SAP also enters the required dates for each stage of the process into the FMCSA Clearinghouse; the full reports and treatment plan are not uploaded there. Employees are required to complete the entire SAP evaluation process with their initial SAP evaluator.
DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Regulations:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/Drug-and-Alcohol-Brochure-for-Drivers.pdf
Information for Employers Making Referrals
Employers are required by law to provide employees or prospective employees with the contact information of a SAP evaluator.
To refer an employee or prospective employee to us, we will need the following information from you:
- Your name, title, company name, address, phone number.
- Employee or prospective employee’s name, phone number, date of birth, and social security number.
- Your company’s DOT modality (FMCSA, FRA, FTA, FAA, RSPA, USCG).
- Testing violation type and date of violation.
- Current employment status of employee.
- Name of the Designated Employee Representative (DER) who will receive the evaluation report.
- Whether the employer or employee will be responsible for payment.
- Employee payments are due at the time of evaluation or can be paid in advance by the employer.
Employers who have drug-free workplace policies may require an employee who has failed or refused a drug or alcohol test to be seen by a DOT-qualified SAP. While they cannot force the employee to comply with the process, if the employee does not do so the employer can legally deny the employee’s return to work.
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