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Professional Standards & Ethics Flashcards

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  1. A SAP is approached by an employee's attorney requesting information about the evaluation. Without a release, the SAP should:

    Answer: Decline to confirm or deny that an evaluation occurred

    Without a valid release, the SAP cannot confirm or deny the existence of an evaluation or share any protected information.

  2. Which statement most accurately describes the SAP's role regarding treatment recommendations?

    Answer: The SAP recommends a level and type of education or treatment; the actual provider may differ

    The SAP recommends a type and level of education or treatment but does not prescribe a specific program or oversee clinical treatment.

  3. A SAP operating in a small, rural community discovers the employee being evaluated is well known in their social circle. Best practice is to:

    Answer: Disclose the relationship, assess for bias, and refer to another SAP if necessary

    Small-community dual relationships require disclosure and referral if the SAP cannot maintain objectivity.

  4. An employer instructs a SAP to recommend return to duty for an employee who has not yet met compliance requirements because the employee is critical to operations. The SAP should:

    Answer: Refuse and explain that DOT regulations prohibit premature return-to-duty authorization

    SAPs cannot authorize return to duty before compliance requirements are met regardless of employer operational needs.

  5. Which ethical principle is most directly violated when a SAP uses evaluation findings to stigmatize or moralize about the employee's substance use?

    Answer: Non-maleficence

    Stigmatizing or moralizing harms the employee and violates non-maleficence — the obligation to do no harm.

  6. When a SAP's professional license lapses, the SAP must:

    Answer: Immediately cease conducting DOT SAP evaluations

    An active, valid professional license is a required qualification; a lapsed license disqualifies the SAP from conducting DOT evaluations.

  7. The SAP's written report to the employer must include which of the following?

    Answer: The SAP's determination and follow-up testing requirements, without disclosing clinical details

    The SAP report to the employer covers the determination and follow-up plan but must not disclose protected clinical treatment information.