Substance Abuse Professional
Department of Transportation
49 CFR Part 40 (Alcohol and Drug Testing)
In accordance with The Department of Transportation's Revised Rules as of August
2001 (49 CFR Part 40 {Alcohol and Drug Testing}), the role of the Substance
Abuse Professional (SAP); following a determination that the employee has
violated prohibitions in these rules (i.e., tests at 0.04 BAC or greater, test
positive for a controlled substance {marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates
or PCP} and other violations), the employer must remove the employee from and
cannot return the employee to a safety-sensitive function until, (a) the
employee undergoes evaluation. (The regulations require a SAP to recommend
assistance for every employee who has a violation.) (b) The
substance abuse professional determines that the employee has successfully
complied with the recommended course of action.
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