Substance Abuse Professional Renewal Training Module 3: F.A.A. (US D.O.T.)

Course Availability

Home Study

CE Broker #: 10-34742
CE Credits: 2.00

Online Course

CE Broker #: 10-34741
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 Three covers the US DOT drug and alcohol program under the Federal Aviation Adminstration 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 modules on the US DOT modal administrations 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 Administrations (PHMSA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

Module Three is designed to provide US DOT drug and alcohol program information on the Federal Aviation Administration regulation of the commercial aviation 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 Appendix A. 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 discuss the drug and alcohol prohibitions under FAA rules.

2. Participants will be able to describe the various test events required under FAA rules.

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

4. Participants will be able to discuss special procedures for medical certificate holders.

5. Participants will be able to discuss the return-to-duty process.

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

CE Credits: 2

CE Broker #: HS 20-28877 10-34742 OL 20-28876 10-34741

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