Barrie Behavioral Health And Wellness Inc

Phone: (614) 218-2766

Fax: (614) 295-7667

Email: barrie@bbhealthinc.com

Address:  2700 E Dublin Granville Rd, LL-01, Columbus, OH 43231-4094
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What is a DOT SAP?

A Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who helps DOT regulated employees return to work after a DOT violation has occurred, such as a failed drug and/or alcohol test or a refusal to test. As described in the DOT employee handbook (DOT, 2019a), SAPs are the “gatekeepers to the re-entry program”. They determine when a safety-sensitive employee is prepared to return to work safely.

Why do I need a SAP?

SAPs act as a neutral party and do not decide if an employee should be terminated or re-hired. Those decisions are up to the employer and their company policy. A SAP’s job is to clinically assess and evaluate to provide a personalized treatment and/or education plan for each individual in alignment with DOT protocol. In DOT cases, public safety is the mission and the primary client. SAPs conduct evaluations to approve employees to return to safety-sensitive duties. Temporary Guidance on face-to face evaluations has been issued during COVID-19 (DOT, 2019c).

Fundamental Responsibility

The fundamental responsibility of a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is to help ensure public safety. We take that responsibility seriously, and have assembled a highly qualified team of professionals for our SAP program.

We have an extensive network of certified programs with whom we work so that your employee can begin their program as quickly as possible.

Each employee is assigned their own administrative case manager to be the point of contact for any questions from the employee. We are here to assist you in any way we can.

SAP Evaluation and Process

Individuals who have a commercial driver’s license, or who perform certain safety-sensitive duties, are governed by the guidelines of the Department of Transportation. Under Title 49 CFR Part 40 guidelines, a person who tests positive on a drug or alcohol test is required to have a substance abuse evaluation conducted by a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) and to follow the SAP’s treatment recommendations prior to being considered for returning to safety sensitive duties.

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