After a DOT drug or alcohol violation, New Jersey drivers must complete a SAP evaluation, a negative return-to-duty test, and a follow-up testing plan before resuming safety-sensitive duties. WorkOccMed coordinates the whole process.
A DOT drug or alcohol violation — including a positive test, refusal, or FMCSA Clearinghouse flag — prohibits a CDL driver from performing safety-sensitive functions until the full return-to-duty process is complete.
New Jersey's CDL workforce: With freight moving along I-95 (NJ Turnpike), I-78, I-80, I-287 and I-295 and the Port of New York and New Jersey — the busiest port on the East Coast — and the dense Turnpike freight belt anchoring the state's logistics economy, New Jersey's logistics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and healthcare sector depends on drivers getting back to compliant, safety-sensitive duty quickly. New Jersey CDL drivers submit their Medical Examiner’s Certificate to the MVC. WorkOccMed’s parent company, WorkOccMed Medical Group, PLLC, is based in Hackensack, NJ.
A Substance Abuse Professional evaluates the driver and recommends education or treatment.
The driver completes the SAP's recommended program.
The SAP confirms compliance and clears the driver for return-to-duty testing.
A negative, directly-observed test at a certified site near the driver in New Jersey.
A minimum of 6 unannounced tests over the next 12 months, as set by the SAP.
Return-to-duty and follow-up tests can be completed at any certified site in our network, including locations near:
It varies by driver — the SAP's recommended education or treatment sets the pace. Once cleared, the return-to-duty test itself can typically be scheduled same-day at a certified New Jersey site.
WorkOccMed reports return-to-duty and follow-up test results to the FMCSA Clearinghouse on your behalf as your TPA.
We coordinate with SAPs and manage the paperwork, records release, and testing logistics; the SAP evaluation itself is performed by a qualified, independent Substance Abuse Professional.
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