SAP Coordination
When a driver violates DOT drug or alcohol rules, they can't return to duty without completing the Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) process. Our qualified SAP on staff handles it end to end — the evaluation, the recommended education or treatment, the return-to-duty test, and the follow-up plan.
A Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) evaluates a driver after a DOT drug or alcohol violation and directs the return-to-duty process. Our qualified SAP performs the evaluation and manages the case in-house.
A DOT drug or alcohol violation removes a driver from safety-sensitive duty until they complete the return-to-duty process — and that process runs through a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP). It's detailed, easy to stall, and unforgiving of a missed step. We handle it in-house so the driver has a clear path back and you stay compliant.
A qualified SAP on staff
We have a qualified Substance Abuse Professional on staff. Our SAP evaluates the driver, recommends education or treatment, verifies compliance, and prescribes the follow-up testing plan — the full evaluation and the case management, from one partner.
We manage every step
• The SAP evaluation and recommendations
• Tracking the education or treatment and the follow-up assessment
• The directly observed return-to-duty test once the driver is cleared
• The SAP-prescribed follow-up plan, handed to our testing team so nothing slips
One case, one partner
Instead of juggling an outside SAP, the clinic, and the follow-up schedule, you have one team holding the whole process together — evaluation and testing under the same roof.
Key Features
Qualified SAP On Staff
A qualified Substance Abuse Professional in-house performs the evaluation — no outside referral to coordinate.
End-to-End Case Management
From evaluation and treatment through re-evaluation and clearance.
RTD & Follow-Up Coordinated
We coordinate the return-to-duty test and hand the follow-up plan to our testing team.
Evaluation & Testing In-House
The SAP and the collection team are the same organization — no vendor hand-off.
Clearinghouse Reporting
Violations and return-to-duty status reported to the FMCSA Clearinghouse for CDL drivers.
$250 Per Case
A flat case fee covering the SAP evaluation and return-to-duty coordination.
Compliance Requirements
Compliance Requirement
The SAP process — 49 CFR Part 40, Subpart O
After a DOT drug or alcohol violation, a driver may not perform safety-sensitive functions until they have been evaluated by a qualified Substance Abuse Professional, complied with the SAP's recommended education or treatment, and been re-evaluated by the SAP.
Return-to-duty and follow-up
Only after the SAP determines compliance can the driver take a directly observed return-to-duty test. The SAP then prescribes a follow-up testing plan — a minimum of 6 tests in the first 12 months, extendable up to 60 months.
SAP qualifications
A SAP must meet the specific credential and training requirements of 49 CFR 40.281. Our Substance Abuse Professional meets that standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
A SAP is a qualified professional who evaluates a driver after a DOT violation, recommends education or treatment, verifies the driver has complied, and prescribes the follow-up testing plan. We have one on staff.
After any DOT drug or alcohol violation. The driver cannot return to safety-sensitive functions until the SAP process is complete.
Yes. We have a qualified Substance Abuse Professional on staff who performs the evaluation and guides the entire return-to-duty process — you don't have to find and coordinate an outside SAP.
The SAP evaluation, the recommended education or treatment and re-evaluation, the directly observed return-to-duty test, and the SAP-prescribed follow-up testing plan — all managed by us.
SAP case management is $250 per case. Consortium members receive discounted rates.
We run the directly observed return-to-duty and follow-up testing in-house — see Return-to-Duty & Follow-Up Testing — so the evaluation and the testing stay with one partner.
Related Services
C/TPA & Consortium Program
Diversified Drug Testing is your Consortium/Third-Party Administrator — we run your entire DOT drug and alcohol program. Random pool management, every test type collected by our mobile team across Nebraska and Kansas or in-clinic, plus MRO, SAP, and DER support. $129/year per company.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing
A driver can't perform safety-sensitive functions until you have a verified negative pre-employment drug test (49 CFR 382.301). Test at our clinics, on-site with our mobile collectors across Nebraska and Kansas, or at a partner site nationwide. MRO-verified. $75 clinic / $95 mobile.
Post-Accident Testing
When an accident happens, the clock starts: DOT requires alcohol testing within 8 hours and drug testing within 32 (49 CFR 382.303). Our 24/7 dispatch and our own collectors across Nebraska and Kansas get a driver tested — and every attempt documented — so you meet the window and stay defensible.
A violation doesn't have to mean losing a driver — our qualified SAP on staff handles the evaluation and the entire return-to-duty process, testing included.
Contact our testing specialists to learn how we can support your drug and alcohol testing program.
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