Your SAPlist U Continuing Ed Quiz

Which of the following is true of a cancelled test? (This question has more than one answer).

What information is a SAP required to report to the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply).

You are aware that employer’s policy states that an employee will be terminated if the SAP process requires more than 14 days, because the employer can’t hold a position open that long. As a SAP, how do you proceed with this case?

DOT’s of reasonable suspicion testing is not the usual one.
In DOT’s definition which of the following would NOT be the basis for a supervisor to order a reasonable suspicion test? (This question has more than one answer.)

Becky’s test result is non-negative, with a high quantitation of THC. The MRO calls Becky’s home phone number and her work number. The message on both phones indicates that Becky is out of town and she will not be returning until next week.

What happens when a trooper tests a DOT employee on a Saturday night, in his personal vehicle, and he blows a 0.16. twice the legal limit. The judge suspends his Class C license for 6 months. His CDL is pulled for one year. His employer sends him to you for a SAP process.

When is an employer required to query a CDL driver’s information on the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply.)

What must an employer report on the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply).

What information does a SAP enter on the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply).

A trucking company is planning to hire a driver who previously was an airplane mechanic under FAA rules. How does the employer obtain testing information on this applicant?

When is it ok for a SAP enter the follow-up testing plan for a driver?

An employee’s specimen is dilute. The MRO tells the DER to send the employee to the collection site for another test. The employee says to the DER, “I’m not going.” Who decides whether this is a refusal?

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.

Once a driver has consented to have a prospective employer see his violation information on the Clearinghouse, how soon must the employer conduct a full query?

What information does the employer enter on the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply).

What would an employee be required to sign a release of information?

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).

What should you do when an employee delays going into a treatment program, or doesn’t return your phone calls, or fails an appointment.
(Three of these are appropriate. Which three are they?)

Which of the following are recorded on the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply).

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).

What is the timeframe for an MRO to report violations to the Clearinghouse?

Which of these does an employer report on the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply.)

What are the timeframes within which a SAP must report to the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply.)

Which of the following is not included in FMCSA’s definition of “actual knowledge” of alcohol use?

What does the MRO report to the Clearinghouse? (Check all that apply)

What identifying information about the driver must appear on the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply.)

A driver tells a SAP that he will not follow the SAP’s treatment recommendation, and that he will wait until the violation has been removed from the Clearinghouse. What is the statute of limitations that will determine when this violation will be removed? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply).

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

What information is a SAP required to report to the Clearinghouse? (This question has more than one answer. Check all that apply).

A truck driver in the company’s parking lot backs his truck into the side of a customer’s parked car. Since it didn’t happen on a public road, the employer couldn’t conduct a DOT test. Instead, his supervisor ordered a non-DOT post-accident test. The driver tested positive for marijuana.

What does an employer need in order to conduct a full query of a driver in the Clearinghouse?

If a donor admits to the collector that he substituted a specimen, the collector documents this information on the CCF, and the collection is halted. Who decides that this is a refusal?

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?

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?