Get Back on the Right Track
Substance Abuse Professional Evaluation in Texas
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A clear path getting back on track.
As a certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) qualified through NAADAC, it’s my job to help you clear a path to get back to work.
What does that mean?
You’ve likely landed on this corner of the internet because you’ve violated a Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and alcohol program regulation. From here, you’ll need to acquire an evaluation from an SAP (AKA me) to provide recommendations, and create a plan to get you back to work and thriving.
It’s time to create an action plan and take the next steps. Today is day 1, so let’s get started!
Get back to work with an SAP Assessment.
Your SAP assessment is conducted in a judgment-free environment.
Through the findings of your assessment, I’ll provide recommendations to your employer such as education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
The recommendations I provide may include residential treatment, outpatient treatment, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, therapy, etc.
What you say in your session is confidential and will not be shared with your employers. Only my recommendations will be shared with your employer.
Do You Need an SAP?
If you….
Are in a safety sensitive position and have violated the DOT substance use policy, and/or have been directed by your employer to complete a SAP assessment.
Have failed a drug test while holding a ‘safety sensitive’ job and have a violation and “Return to duty” process entered in the Clearinghouse.
Are in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), United States Coast Guard (USCG), or Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), and have failed a drug test.
Are subject to CFR 49 Part 40.
If so, you are likely required to complete an SAP assessment, and follow a recommended program by an SAP.
Yes there’s a one-time fee for the assessment.
What’s it worth to get your life back on track, your income, and livelihood back to where it was?
What’s it worth to have your family feeling more stable again and at peace?
What’s it worth to have this taken care of, get solutions and next steps, and a way to move forward from what’s happened?
Some answers to your questions:
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Indefinitely, if the violation is not cleared and 5 years from the date of the Return-to-Duty clean test given upon being hired or re-hired.
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Yes, it is reported as a refusal, and you must complete the SAP process if the violation was reported in the Clearinghouse.
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Yes, if you don’t show up to take the test within the timeframe it is reported as a positive and you will need to complete the SAP process.
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Is it the responsibility of your next employer to manage your RTD and Follow-Up Testing Plan.
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No. The SAP makes you eligible for Return-to-Duty in the Clearinghouse upon successful completion of the program. Your employer makes the decision as to when you return to work.
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No, the DOT requires both meetings with the SAP to be in-person.
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It's $550 for the complete evaluation (2 face-to-face meetings, two letters to your employer or C/TPA, as needed communication with MRO, DER, and employer), plus the cost of the treatment recommendation by the SAP. There is a $300 deposit to hold the spot for the initial evaluation, and the remaining $250 at the time of service.
Meet Patrick
You have a lot more strengths than you realize and you already have a version of yourself that is waiting to be tapped into. I will be right there with you with some serious expertise, skills, and excitement for your healing.
Let’s do this!
I am also a tell-it-how-it-is therapist (not a how-does-that-make-you-feel therapist) who doesn’t sugar coat things with a focus on the here-and-now (the present)...all with a huge dose of empathy, acceptance, and hope.
Where do we go from here?
You can take the next steps today to get back on track.
I keep immediate openings available so you can start this process ASAP.