SAP EVALUATIONS

Mount Auburn Hospital EAP has qualified Substance Abuse Professionals on staff. These individuals have met the revised standards of the Department of Transportation for education and a proficiency examination.

Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) Evaluations, as required by the DOT, are a supplementary EAP service. In a SAP evaluation, the client is mandated to attend the appointment due to a violation of drug or alcohol regulations. The individual is evaluated to determine his or her need for treatment. If the counselor finds that treatment is required, the individual is mandated to complete the treatment and be evaluated again in person by the SAP prior to returning to work. The individual’s ability to return to work is based on compliance with the treatment plan. Though many companies pay for SAP evaluations for their employees, DOT regulations do not require the employer to pay. In some cases, the individual employee may pay out for the SAP evaluation.

In a SAP evaluation, the employee must give written permission to release information to the workplace and cannot return to work until the treatment has been completed.

Contact the Mount Auburn Hospital EAP at 800-888-5105 for more information about this service.