Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs: Substance Abuse
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is the `gatekeeper' for the Department of Transportation's return-to-duty process (RTD). As the `gatekeeper', the SAP has a crucial role to play in recommending the level of treatment an employee may need in their path to returning to performing a safety-sensitive function after v
| Agency | Transportation Department |
|---|---|
| Document type | Rule |
| Published | 2026-03-04 |
| Summary | The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is the `gatekeeper' for the Department of Transportation's return-to-duty process (RTD). As the `gatekeeper', the SAP has a crucial role to play in recommending the level of treatment an employee may need in their path to returning to performing a safety-sensitive function after violating the DOT's drug and alcohol testing regulations. Given this critical role, the Department is publishing this notification in response to several SAP/ RTD-related issues that the Department has recently become aware of, to remind DOT-qualified SAPs to follow all the RTD process procedures in the drug and alcohol testing regulation (49 CFR part 40) and to remind DOT-regul |
| Document number | 2026-04337 |
| Official record | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/04/2026-04337/procedures-for-transportation-workplace-drug-and-alcohol-testing-programs-substance-abuse |