Qualified Substance Abuse Professionals
Those individuals who are governed by D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) regulations (CDL, train operators, etc.) who test positive for drugs and/or alcohol must be evaluated by a S.A.P. – Substance Abuse Professional. The following individuals are DOT qualified Substance Abuse Professionals (SAPs):
- Heather Skarbek, LSW, SAP
- Ronna Stedman, LSW, SAP
The cost for SAP services is $800.00 payable at initial appointment.
At the time of your initial appointment, you will be required to bring:
- a copy of the drug screen results with you.
- an acceptable forms of payment are CASH, a check from your employer or notarized guarantee of payment for your employer.
- your insurance card.
What to expect:
- The evaluation is approximately 60-90 minutes which includes a SASSI evaluation and a face-to-face assessment by the SAP.
- Payment will be collected before start of assessment.
- A copy of your insurance card will be made.
- SAP clinician will have AA/NA meeting lists for the area, websites which are substance related, a “what to expect” outline, numbers to hotlines, names and phone numbers of local facilities and clinicians, and education about levels of care.
- SAP will make sure client knows they must call the following day in order to get the level of care recommendation and where they can go for such treatment.
- Standard of care for a SAP to clear an employee for a return to work / fitness for duty screen will be dependent on the employee’s successful completion of three negative consecutive drug screens (preferably within three days of each other).
- Be prepared to be out of work for a minimum of 30 days.
In order to be considered for return to work, the individual:
- Must be compliant with treatment.
- Must have a face-to-face follow-up evaluation with the SAP.
- Must have a negative return-to-duty drug screen.
- Will be required to submit to unannounced follow up drug/alcohol screening as determined by the SAP.
Employee Assistance Program at Cooper University Hospital
1103 Kings Highway North
Suite 102
Cherry Hill, NJ 08103
856.342.2280
For more information about the process for Substance Abuse Professional evaluations as regulated by the Department of Transportation, please click here.