SAE Process
Substance Abuse Experts (SAEs) and Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs) share similar roles. The role of a Substance Abuse Expert is to determine the level of dot use or abuse, make recommendations for substance abuse treatment or education, monitor the offender’s compliance, and advise on follow-up testing programs.
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The function of an SAE is to protect public health and safety by professionally evaluating an individual who has violated the DOT substance abuse provisions. SAPs and SAEs are pretty much specialists in maintaining DOT compliance.
Credentials
You must have one of the following credentials:
- You are a licensed physician (Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy);
- You are a licensed or certified social worker;
- You are a licensed or certified psychologist;
- You are a licensed or certified employee assistance professional;
- You are a state-licensed or certified marriage and family, therapist
Basic knowledge
You must be knowledgeable in the following areas:
- You must be knowledgeable about and have clinical experience in diagnosing and treating and controlled substance-related disorders.
- You must be knowledgeable about the SAP function related to employer interests in safety-sensitive duties.
- You must be knowledgeable about the DOT agency regulations applicable to the employers you evaluate employees and the DOT SAP Guidelines.
- Qualification training - You must receive qualification training meeting specific requirements
- Continuing education - You must complete continuing education every three years consisting of at least 12 professional development hours relevant to performing SAP functions.
- Documentation - You must maintain documentation showing that you currently meet all SAP requirements