---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 40.283"
title: "49"
number: "40.283"
heading: "How does a certification organization obtain recognition for its members as SAPs?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/40.283"
---

# §40.283. How does a certification organization obtain recognition for its members as SAPs?

- (a) If you represent a certification organization that wants DOT to authorize its certified drug and alcohol counselors to be added to [§ 40.281(a)(6)](/cfr/49/40.281.md?p=a-6), you may submit a written petition to DOT requesting a review of your petition for inclusion.
- (b) You must obtain the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accreditation before DOT will act on your petition.
- (c) You must also meet the minimum requirements of appendix G to this part before DOT will act on your petition.

## Notes

### Amendments

[65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 71 FR 49384, Aug. 23, 2006; 88 FR 27650, May 2, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 102, 301, 322, 5331, 20140, 31306, and 54101 et seq.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 71 FR 49384, Aug. 23, 2006; 88 FR 27650, May 2, 2023]