{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-40.295","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 40.295","heading":"May employees or employers seek a second SAP evaluation if they disagree with the first SAP's recommendations?","body":"(a) As an employee with a DOT drug and alcohol regulation violation, when you have been evaluated by a SAP, you must not seek a second SAP's evaluation in order to obtain another recommendation.\n(b) As an employer, you must not seek a second SAP's evaluation if the employee has already been evaluated by a qualified SAP. If the employee, contrary to paragraph (a) of this section, has obtained a second SAP evaluation, as an employer you may not rely on it for any purpose under this part.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 40—PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS","Subpart O—Substance Abuse Professionals and the Return-to-Duty Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"035fb0cc54db2f425c8db8c382303e2533a6ccce99badc72bca11e157881f6c6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-40.293","next":"us/49-cfr-40.297"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}