Employee assistance programs are designed to assist employees
with family, legal, financial, mental health, and alcohol and other
drug-related problems that may affect their ability to perform their jobs and
their well-being. These worksite-based programs must offer assessment,
referral, and training activities . The EAP may also provide services such as
prevention, education, and health promotion. The primary goal of an EAP is to
maintain an employee's ability to be fully productive by offering a wide range
of services, including early intervention and prevention.
Each employer shall design its own employee assistance
program based on the company's unique mission and operation. EAP programs may
be provided internally or purchased from external service providers, or
employers may use some combination of the two. Employers may provide employee
assistance programs through participation in consortia. Regardless of the exact
structure used to provide EAP services, the design, implementation, and
evaluation of the program shall be in accordance with the following
regulations.
