RIEAS Offers Full SAP Services to Area Companies

Oct. 26, 2010 - PRLog -- WARWICK, Rhode Island - RIEAS, a division of RIEAP, Inc. and a leading provider of employee assistance programs, today announced it now provides certified Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs) to organizations to comply with DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations.

A Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare. An SAP advocates for neither the employer nor the employee. The primary function is to protect the public interest in safety by professionally evaluating the employee and recommending appropriate education and/or treatment, follow-up tests, and aftercare. SAP services are provided in accordance with the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991.

Through RIEAS, specific SAP services include a face-to-face clinical assessment resulting in the development of an appropriate treatment plan; referral to an appropriate treatment program if indicated by the assessment; monitoring of the employee’s compliance with all aspects of the treatment plan; follow-up evaluation prior to return to safety-sensitive functions; recommendation of a follow-up testing plan for the employer; summary report to the employer; maintenance of records from SAP services for a period of 5 years.

All providers of SAP services for RIEAS possess the necessary qualifications to meet DOT rule requirements, including:

·  The SAP must be a licensed physician, a licensed or certified psychologist, a licensed or certified social worker, licensed or certified employee assistance professional, or have the following certifications: NAADAC, ICRC and/or NBCC
·  The SAP must have knowledge of and clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of substance-abuse related disorders.

·  The SAP must be certified by DOT as a Substance Abuse Professional (SAP).

·  RIEAS will be available to provide training to employees and supervisors to help educate them about DOT regulations and procedures.

About RIEAP, Inc.  

Established in 1985, RIEAP, Inc. is comprised of two divisions, RI Employee Assistance Services (RIEAS) and RI Student Assistance Services (RISAS). Its mission is to deliver responsive, respectful and comprehensive services that help employees, family members and students with the problems of life that interfere with their well-being and their ability to perform their best at work and/or in school. RIEAS serves over 160 employers in forty states, Canada and Mexico. RISAS currently has a student assistance counselor embedded in 52 secondary schools and serves 5,600 students. For more information, visit http://www.rieas.com/ or visit us on Facebook RI ‘Employee Assistance Services’.

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Established in 1985, RIEAP, Inc. is comprised of two divisions, RI Employee Assistance Services (RIEAS) and RI Student Assistance Services (RISAS). Its mission is delivering services that help employees, family members and students with critical issues.