{"operation":"document","citation":"49 CFR 40.285","title":"When is a SAP evaluation required?","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"2026-08-18","summary":"(a) As an employee, when you have violated DOT drug and alcohol regulations, you cannot again perform any DOT safety-sensitive duties for any employer until and unless you complete the SAP evaluation, referral, and education/treatment process set forth in this subpart and in applicable DOT agency re","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-285.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-285.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/49-cfr-40-285","source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-40.285","body":"(a) As an employee, when you have violated DOT drug and alcohol regulations, you cannot again perform any DOT safety-sensitive duties for any employer until and unless you complete the SAP evaluation, referral, and education/treatment process set forth in this subpart and in applicable DOT agency regulations. The first step in this process is a SAP evaluation.\n\n(b) For purposes of this subpart, a verified positive DOT drug test result, a DOT alcohol test with a result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater, a refusal to test (including by adulterating or substituting a specimen) or any other violation of the prohibition on the use of alcohol or drugs under a DOT agency regulation constitutes a DOT drug and alcohol regulation violation.\n\n[65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 88 FR 27650, May 2, 2023]","truncated":false,"body_characters":831}