MISSION STATEMENT

FOR THE EMPLOYEE -

The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) rule, 49 CFR Part 40, describes required procedures for conducting workplace drug and alcohol testing for the federally regulated transportation industry. If you have violated a DOT drug and alcohol regulation, your employer is required to immediately remove you from performing safety-sensitive functions. Under the regulations, you cannot again perform any DOT safety sensitive duties for any employer until you complete a Return-to-Duty process. The first step in this process is to be evaluated by a qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP).

There are strict DOT requirements that must be met in order for a provider to qualify as a SAP. Evaluations performed by a non-qualified SAP will not be accepted by the DOT and will delay your potential return to performing safety-sensitive duties.

Call me today at (970) 495-4852 or email me to start the process. Your privacy will be protected.

Be assured that I have completely fulfilled all requirements to perform SAP evaluations.

Here is what you can expect when you start the Return-to-Duty process:

	The first appointment will take approximately two hours. You will take some standardized tests and meet face-to-face with me.
	After that first meeting, I will fax or mail you a letter outlining my recommendations to address your substance abuse issue. In that letter I will provide you with all of the information you need to follow through with my recommendations. At the same time, I will fax or mail the required report to your employer.
	Before you can again perform safety-sensitive duties, you must meet with me a second time. This follow-up appointment is to determine whether you are in compliance with my original recommendations. If I find that you are in compliance, I will send a second report to your employer and you will become eligible for a return-to-duty drug and alcohol test. If this test is negative, your employer can immediately return you to your safety sensitive duties, at their discretion. Your employer cannot return you to performing safety-sensitive duties until you have completed the second meeting and been found to be in compliance. *Call me today at (970) 495-4852 to start the process. Your privacy will be protected.*