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intervene and follow up with the troubled individual. These sessions will be offered as <br />ongoing training programs <br />BCRC encourages all employees troubled by their own, a family member's drug, or <br />alcohol abuse to seek professional care and treatment. Early recognition and treatment of <br />alcohol and drug abuse provides the greatest opportunity for successful recovery. BCRC <br />provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and their families <br />who need professional guidance in assessing their substance abuse or alcohol -related <br />problem and choosing an appropriate course of treatment. Current employees will be <br />referred to an EAP representative as a result of a positive drug test or alcohol or upon an <br />individual's own request. In either case, the content of the discussion with the EAP will <br />be protected and confidential, to the extent allowed by law. Employees who use the EAP <br />as a consequence of a positive drug or alcohol test will be subject to the conditions <br />established in the drug -testing portion of this policy. <br />The EAP staff has knowledge of the level and types of benefits available to BCRS <br />employees. Employees can access the services of the EAP through a hotline that is <br />staffed twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, throughout the entire year. <br />Employees calling the EAP hotline are put in touch with a counselor who will conduct a <br />professional assessment and who may meet with them to further assess the nature of the <br />problem in order to provide a referral to the best and most appropriate level of care. The <br />EAP is staffed by certified and credentialed human service professionals who are <br />sensitive to the needs of the individual. Individuals who take the initiative to contact the <br />EAP for assistance do so with the assurance that their calls will be treated respectfully <br />and confidentially. The direct services provided by the EAP are sponsored by BCRC. <br />In compliance with Public Law 100-690 (the Drug -Free Workplace Act), which applies <br />only to employers who have federal grants or federal contracts of more than $100,000, an <br />employee who is convicted of a workplace drug or alcohol violation and who is <br />employed by a BCRC affiliated employer must report this information to his/her <br />immediate supervisor no later than five (5) days after such conviction. The supervisor <br />must report this information immediately to the employer/s Program Administrator. <br />