49 CFR 40.289
§ 40.289 Are employers required to provide SAP and treatment services to employees?
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 40.289, § 40.289 Are employers required to provide SAP and treatment services to employees?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/255331
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(a) As an employer, you are not required to provide a SAP evaluation or any subsequent recommended education or treatment for an employee who has violated a DOT drug and alcohol regulation.
(b) However, if you offer that employee an opportunity to return to a DOT safety-sensitive duty following a violation, you must, before the employee again performs that duty, ensure that the employee receives an evaluation by a SAP meeting the requirements of § 40.281 and that the employee successfully complies with the SAP's evaluation recommendations.
(c) Payment for SAP evaluations and services is left for employers and employees to decide and may be governed by existing management-labor agreements and health care benefits.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.