Substance Abuse Professional Renewal Training Module 1: F.M.C.S.A. (US D.O.T.)

Course Availability

Home Study

CE Broker #: 10-34738
CE Credits: 2.00

Online Course

CE Broker #: 10-34737
CE Credits: 2.00

Revised January 2012

SAP Qualification deadlines: Program Services policy is that you are eligible to take these SAP renewal courses if you are completing them prior to the expiration of your last SAP qualification date. If your qualification term has expired you need to purchase and complete the SAP qualification training and national exam. Please contact the office if you need to exchange this education program for the qualification course. You are responsible for determining which courses you need to complete.

Renewal requirements: Substance Abuse Professionals qualified to provide evaluations for covered employees under US DOT’s drug and alcohol testing regulations must obtain 12 continuing education credits every three years from their initial date of qualification.

Module One covers the US DOT alcohol and drug program requirements for FMCSA covered employees including SAP responsibilities. Please read the entire course description for more information.

Description: Substance Abuse Professionals qualified to provide evaluations for covered employees under US DOT’s drug and alcohol testing regulations must obtain 12 continuing education credits every three years from their initial date of qualification. Learners who complete all six renewal modules will become more familiar with the aspects of the drug and alcohol programs of each of the six transportation administrations; the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

Module One is designed to provide US DOT drug and alcohol program information on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation of the motor carrier industry. As each of the administrations conduct their drug and alcohol testing programs somewhat differently the offering will help learners understand relevant definitions, who are covered employees, what types of test events are applied, what are the differences in accident-related testing, reasonable suspicion and reasonable cause, employee and supervisory training requirements, differences in testing for drugs and alcohol, and reportable violations. The regulations for this administration are included in the appendix. Important, please note: Except as we describe in each module of this training the requirements of 49CFR part 40 apply. Readers should be familiar with these regulations before attempting to examine the unique differences of how the testing program is implemented in each US DOT administration.

Note: Some of the text and graphics contained in this manual are contained in materials available from the US Department of Transportation, and the Modal Administration web pages, which are public domain. Our copyright claims a protection on the information in our study guide, which we believe helps learners understand the regulations and the implications for SAP activities. To that extent reuse of these materials for other than the learner’s own personal educational purposes is prohibited without our permission.

Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to define the prohibitions for alcohol and controlled substance use.

2. Participants will be able to define types of drug and alcohol test events specific to FMCSA.

3. Participants will be able to describe SAP functions under FMCSA regulations.

4. Participants will be able to discuss relevant definitions such as actual knowledge, direct observation, stand-down, treatment, education, control, employer, and driver.

5. Participants will be able to discuss the self-admission provisions of part 382.

6. Participants will be able to describe the education and training requirements for drivers and supervisors.

CE Credits: 2

CE Broker #: OL 20-28870 10-34737 HS 20-28872 10-34738

Purpose: To provide required US DOT SAP renewal education for eligible professionals.