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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 120.115 

individual must obtain an airman med-
ical certificate issued by the Federal 
Air Surgeon dated after the verified 
positive drug test result date or refusal 
to test date. After the individual ob-
tains this airman medical certificate, 
the SAP may recommend to the em-
ployer that the individual may be re-
turned to a safety-sensitive position. 
The receipt of an airman medical cer-
tificate does not alter any obligations 
otherwise required by 49 CFR part 40 or 
this subpart. 

(3) An employer must forward to the 

Federal Air Surgeon within 2 working 
days of receipt, copies of all reports 
provided to the employer by a SAP re-
garding the following: 

(i) An individual who the MRO has 

reported to the Federal Air Surgeon 
under § 120.113 (d)(1); or 

(ii) An individual who the employer 

has reported to the Federal Air Sur-
geon under § 120.111(d). 

(4) The employer must not permit an 

employee who is required to hold an 
airman medical certificate under 14 
CFR part 67 to perform a safety-sen-
sitive duty to resume that duty until 
the employee has: 

(i) Been issued an airman medical 

certificate from the Federal Air Sur-
geon after the date of the verified posi-
tive drug test result or refusal to test; 
and 

(ii) Met the return to duty require-

ments in accordance with 49 CFR part 
40. 

(5) Reports required under this sec-

tion shall be forwarded to the Federal 
Air Surgeon, Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, 
Attn: Drug Abatement Division (AAM– 
800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20591. 

(6) MROs, SAPs, and employers who 

send reports to the Federal Air Sur-
geon must keep a copy of each report 
for 5 years. 

§ 120.115

Employee Assistance Pro-

gram (EAP). 

(a) The employer shall provide an 

EAP for employees. The employer may 
establish the EAP as a part of its inter-
nal personnel services or the employer 
may contract with an entity that will 
provide EAP services to an employee. 
Each EAP must include education and 

training on drug use for employees and 
training for supervisors making deter-
minations for testing of employees 
based on reasonable cause. 

(b) 

EAP education program. 

(1) Each 

EAP education program must include 
at least the following elements: 

(i) Display and distribution of infor-

mational material; 

(ii) Display and distribution of a 

community service hot-line telephone 
number for employee assistance; and 

(iii) Display and distribution of the 

employer’s policy regarding drug use in 
the workplace. 

(2) The employer’s policy shall in-

clude information regarding the con-
sequences under the rule of using drugs 
while performing safety-sensitive func-
tions, receiving a verified positive drug 
test result, or refusing to submit to a 
drug test required under the rule. 

(c) 

EAP training program. 

(1) Each em-

ployer shall implement a reasonable 
program of initial training for employ-
ees. The employee training program 
must include at least the following ele-
ments: 

(i) The effects and consequences of 

drug use on individual health, safety, 
and work environment; 

(ii) The manifestations and behav-

ioral cues that may indicate drug use 
and abuse; and 

(2) The employer’s supervisory per-

sonnel who will determine when an em-
ployee is subject to testing based on 
reasonable cause shall receive specific 
training on specific, contemporaneous 
physical, behavioral, and performance 
indicators of probable drug use in addi-
tion to the training specified in § 120.115 
(c). 

(3) The employer shall ensure that 

supervisors who will make reasonable 
cause determinations receive at least 
60 minutes of initial training. 

(4) The employer shall implement a 

reasonable recurrent training program 
for supervisory personnel making rea-
sonable cause determinations during 
subsequent years. 

(5) Documentation of all training 

given to employees and supervisory 
personnel must be included in the 
training program. 

(6) The employer shall identify the 

employee and supervisor EAP training 

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