Your SAPlist U Continuing Ed Quiz

Do any of the transportation modes permit/require blood testing for a post-accident test?

DOT is very specific about what must be included in a SAP report. Which of the following should not be included on a SAP report? (This question has more than one answer).

Which of the following is not acceptable as a basis for conducting a reasonable suspicion testing for alcohol? (This question has more than one answer).

You are contracted to provide SAP services for a national EAP. The case manager tells you that they learned he is using benzodiazepines, and therefore they want the employee’s follow-up testing plan to include testing for benzodiazepines. Do you specify this in your written follow-up testing plan?

Which transportation industry tests revenue service vehicle mechanics?

An employer’s union agreement allows for the company to conduct six independent follow-up tests in addition to whatever follow-up tests the SAP has required in the SAP’s Follow-up Evaluation Report.

DOT requires pre-employment drug testing, but not pre-employment alcohol testing. Can an employer require applicants to be tested for alcohol?

A new client tells you that she has already talked to a treatment provider that is willing to admit her to an inpatient program next Monday. She explains that she has needed this wake-up call, she is relieved to have made the decision, and that she would prefer to just go straight to treatment and do whatever the treatment provider requires.

At a collection site, the donor provided a specimen, but left before the paperwork was completed. Who decides whether this is a refusal.

How do you respond when an employee tells you that the reason for his positive test is that he is using a prescription for Adderall, but that he didn’t tell the MRO about it, because he was afraid he wouldn’t be allowed to drive. What should you do?

Which transportation mode requires supervisor training to be 3 hours?

An employer must name a Designated Employer Representative for the employer’s drug and alcohol testing program. An employer has two or more drivers. Which of the following may serve as that employer’s DER? (This question has more than one answer).

Who ultimately determines that an employee can be returned to safety-sensitive duty?

You’ve recommended a treatment program that will take 60 days. You are concerned enough about his drug use that you have decided not to conduct his Follow-Up Evaluation until he has completed the entire program. The employer is allowing the employee to continue to work, but in a non-safety-sensitive position. The DER calls you to say that the employee’s name has come up on a random selection, and wonders how this should be handled.

How does an employee request a retest of the split specimen?

An employee test positive for marijuana. She completed the SAP process. Her employer, who repairs gauges and other equipment for an airline, decided she could return to safety-sensitive functions. Her return-to-duty test was again positive for marijuana. What happens now?

Which of the following service agents is (are) required to undergo error reduction training if they make a mistake? (This question has more than one answer).

Which of the following are included in DOT’s definition of “employer”? (This question has more than one answer).

When is an employer permitted to release information pertaining to an employee’s drug or alcohol testing without the employee’s consent?
(This question has more than one answer).

A DER calls you, and asks for the quantitation level on a marijuana test result for one of his employees.

One of the transportation modes requires testing of an employees body tissue (kidney, liver, etc.) when that employee dies as a result of an accident. Which mode is that?

An important regulation for a SAP is the conflict of interest provision. Under this rule, a SAP is prohibited from recommending treatment in a program where the SAP is employed or received remuneration in any form. You determine the employee needs IOP. You are employed by a treatment program that has a good reputation. The only other program in town is full, and it would be a long wait for your client. You are confident that your employer’s treatment program would provide the help the employee needs. What do you do?

At the collection site, the collector discovers the employee has bottle of a liquid in his pants pocket. Bringing something to add to the specimen is considered to be a refusal. Who decides whether this is a refusal?

Jackson belongs to a union. He tested positive for cocaine. Even though Jack admits to having used cocaine, his union rep wants him to request a retest of the split specimen.

You are a Substance Abuse Professional. You are retiring and closing down your practice. What do you do with the files of your DOT clients?

Which transportation mode requires a pre-employment test when an employee has been removed from the random testing pool, and has been out of work for 90 days or more?