Project Planning & Execution Flashcards
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After completing the initial SAP evaluation, what is the SAP's first formal obligation to the employer?
Answer: Provide a written report indicating the employee's need for assistance and any recommended education or treatment
Per 49 CFR Part 40.311, the SAP must provide a written report to the employer (via the DER) detailing the evaluation findings and recommended education or treatment before any return-to-duty steps occur.
An employee referred to an SAP lives in a rural area with no local treatment providers. What should the SAP do?
Answer: Identify the nearest available qualified providers and consider telehealth options where permitted
The SAP must make a clinically sound referral; when local options are unavailable, seeking nearby providers or approved telehealth alternatives fulfills the obligation without waiving treatment.
Which of the following actions by an employee would allow an SAP to proceed with a follow-up evaluation for return-to-duty?
Answer: The employee provides documented evidence of completing the SAP-recommended education or treatment
The SAP conducts a follow-up evaluation only after the employee has complied with the prescribed education or treatment; documented evidence of completion is required before that evaluation.
Under DOT regulations, the follow-up evaluation must determine which of the following before the SAP recommends return to safety-sensitive duty?
Answer: That the employee has successfully complied with the recommended education or treatment
49 CFR 40.311(b) requires the SAP to determine, during the follow-up evaluation, that the employee has successfully complied with the recommended education or treatment program.
What is the minimum number of follow-up tests an SAP must recommend after an employee returns to safety-sensitive duty?
Answer: 6 tests in 12 months
49 CFR 40.307 requires that the SAP recommend a minimum of 6 unannounced follow-up tests in the first 12 months following return to safety-sensitive duty.
An employee refuses to follow the SAP's recommended treatment plan. What is the appropriate SAP action?
Answer: Notify the employer that the employee has not complied and cannot be cleared for return to duty
If an employee refuses to comply with the SAP's treatment recommendations, the SAP informs the employer (via the DER) that the employee has not complied; the employee cannot be returned to safety-sensitive duty.
When planning the return-to-duty process, what step must occur before an employee can take the return-to-duty drug or alcohol test?
Answer: The SAP must have conducted the follow-up evaluation and recommended return to duty
The return-to-duty test can only be administered after the SAP has conducted the follow-up evaluation and issued a written report recommending the employee's return to safety-sensitive functions.