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600-85, KSARNG, Substance Abuse Prevention & Control, 2007 Jun 1(2)
| – 1, AR 50 – 5, and AR 50 – 6 for details. d. The treating provider must ensure that potentially disqualifying information related to the Soldier's enrollment into a formal treatment program will be made available promptly to the PRP certifying official for consideration. SUDCC staff should be familiar with their PRP responsibilities identified in AR 50 – 1, AR 50 – 5, and AR 50 – 6. e. Before PRP certification, all Soldiers must submit to a UA for illicit drug use. Military personnel performing PRP duties will be tested a minimum of once in each fiscal year. f. Alcohol and other drug abuse by aviation personnel area special concern because of their impact on aviation safety. Therefore, aviation personnel on flight status are required to submit to UA a minimum of once in each fiscal year. Aviation specialties are (1) Officer personnel in the series military occupational specialty (MOS) and J specialty. (2) Warrant officer personnel in the 150 – 155 specialties. (3) Enlisted personnel in the series MOS. (4) Flight medics, door gunners, or others who are Special Detailed into the aviation mission. g. DA Pam 40 – 501 provides medical fitness standards. AR 600 – 105 provides policies and procedures for restricting, suspending, and terminating medically unfit personnel from aviation duties and includes guidance for reinstating rehabilitated abusers determined fit to return to aviation duties. h. Aviation personnel with a diagnosis of alcohol abuse disorder in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) are medically disqualified from aviation duties in accordance with DA Pam 40 – 501. Further, a medical waiver must be obtained for all Regular Army and USAR aviation personnel (Class 2 standards, with such diagnosis, prior to their returning to aviation duties. The authority for waiver is the Commander, US. Army Human Resources Command (AHRC – PLP – A), 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122 – 5001, per Secretary of the Army Memorandum dated 28 Apr 2016, subject Delegation of Authority to Grant Aeromedical Waivers, Exception to Policy and Suspension Authority. The requirements and process to obtain a waiver fora disqualified aviator is as follows (1) Abstinent from any mood altering substances fora minimum of 90 days. (2) Successfully progressing in the SUD treatment. (3) Written assessment and recommendation from the SUD provider/Joint Service equivalent, commander, and flight surgeon with the endorsement of a GO in the chain of command. This documentation of assessments and recommendations will be submitted to Director, US. Army Aeromedical Activity (USAAMA) (MCXY – AER), Fort Rucker, Alabama 36362 – 5000, for medical review and recommendation. (4) Recommendation for waiver of disqualifications) from the Director, US. Army Aeromedical Activity accompanied by all relevant documentation to Commander, US. Army Human Resources Command (AHRC – PLP – A), 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122 – 5001. (5) Commander, HRC considers the request and recommendations for waiver. If the recommendation is received prior to the normal month period (date of grounding to recommendation for waiver) the recommendation will be considered based on the strength of the assessments and the background of the individual aviation person. (6) All waivers must be reviewed for renewal each year. i. Aviation personnel who are involved in alcohol related incidents or are otherwise identified, and determined by treating provider to not meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD) as defined by current edition of the DSM, need to be reviewed for continuation of aviation duties. These personnel maybe temporarily suspended from aviation duties fora period of evaluation and review, ensuring that the aviation personnel poses no unusual threat to aviation AR 600–85 • 23 July 2020 29 safety. When the treating provider, local commander, and flight surgeon agree that the aviation personnel is ready to return to flying, the temporary suspension maybe lifted, and the aviator may return to flying. j. Aviation personnel who test positive for or use illicit drugs will be disqualified by their commander from flying duties in addition to being subject to appropriate disciplinary and administrative actions. k. Aviation personnel, including air traffic controllers, who hold Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical certificates, must comply with FAA standards on alcohol and other drug use. l. All Soldiers, regardless of MOS or additional duties assigned, are required to be drug tested. m. To ensure their continuing fitness for the positions they hold and the integrity of the DTP, all UPLs will submit to UA testing a minimum of once in each month period. Download 3.47 Mb. Share with your friends:
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