DOT SAP Evaluation in Georgia — 8 Providers Listed
Georgia is built around Atlanta, where I-75, I-85, I-20 and I-285 meet and the Southeast's distribution centers cluster, and the Port of Savannah, one of the busiest container ports in the country, which sends trucks up I-16 all day. Georgia also began downgrading the CDLs of prohibited drivers ahead of the federal deadline, which is covered below. This page lists 8 providers in Georgia, 5 of which say on their own website they perform DOT SAP evaluations, with offices in Marietta (3), Duluth and Jonesboro. The other 3 listings are for treatment or testing, which you may need later in the process, not for the evaluation itself.
Georgia does not write its own SAP rules; no state does. The evaluation, the education or treatment plan, the follow-up evaluation and the observed return-to-duty test come from 49 CFR Part 40 and apply identically in every state. The state's part is the CDL itself. Since November 18, 2024 (FMCSA), the Georgia Department of Driver Services must downgrade the license of a driver in prohibited status within 60 days, and it is the office that restores the commercial privilege after a negative return-to-duty test.
Video evaluations count in Georgia. The rule that allows them (49 CFR §40.291) is federal, and the only state question is whether the SAP's license reaches a driver sitting in Georgia; ask before you book. A SAP across the line in Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina is also an option, in person or by video, under the same licensing question. What cannot be done by video is the return-to-duty test itself, which is an observed collection at a collection site.
Drivers who move fast are often back in 2–3 weeks, and the one step you control is when you start.
⚡ Call (256) 900-1864 — Find a SAP TodayHow to get your CDL back in Georgia
Losing the license and getting it back are two different processes run by two different bodies. The prohibition is federal — it lives in the FMCSA Clearinghouse and only moves when your return-to-duty steps are reported there. The license itself is Georgia’s, and Georgia Department of Driver Services acts on what the Clearinghouse tells it. Neither one can be talked into moving early, which is why the only thing that actually shortens this is starting the evaluation sooner.
What Georgia says, in its own words
- “Beginning July 1, 2024, the Georgia Department of Driver Services began removing the commercial driving privileges (downgrade) from the driver’s license of customers that are “prohibited” until the driver completes the return-to-duty (RTD) process.” source
- “Drivers with a “prohibited” status are not allowed to operate a commercial motor vehicle on public roads and cannot hold a CDL or CLP.” source
Georgia did not wait for the federal date. DDS began downgrading on July 1, 2024, four and a half months before the national November 18, 2024 deadline, so Georgia drivers have been losing the privilege over Clearinghouse status longer than drivers in most states. If you were flagged in 2024 and assumed the rule had not started yet, in Georgia it had.
The order it has to happen in
- Get evaluated by a DOT-qualified SAP. This is the only step you can start today, and every other date on this page counts from it. The SAP must meet the credential rules in 49 CFR 40.281 — a regular counselor or your family doctor cannot do it.
- Finish the education or treatment the SAP prescribes. The SAP decides what and how much; nobody else can shorten it, and a second opinion from a different SAP is not permitted (§40.293).
- Pass the return-to-duty test, observed, arranged through an employer or C/TPA rather than booked by you (§40.305).
- The negative result is reported to the Clearinghouse and your status changes to “not prohibited.” This is the moment Georgia is waiting for — nothing you file with the state before this point moves anything.
- Reinstate the commercial privilege with Georgia Department of Driver Services (Georgia Department of Driver Services, Commercial License (CDL)). Ask what it costs and what you must bring before you drive to an office; fees and transaction types vary and are set by the state, not by us.
Full federal detail: the DOT SAP program, step by step · what the evaluation costs and why
DOT SAP providers in Georgia
Alcohol and Drug Evaluations The Diversion Center✓ SAP services confirmed★ 4.8 (407 reviews)
SAP Evaluation Georgia | DOT Clearinghouse✓ SAP services confirmed★ 5 (3 reviews)
What a SAP evaluation costs in Georgia
As published on each provider's own site. Confirm when you call.
- GA Life SAP Services: Initial SAP evaluation priced at $300; follow-up at $150 source
- GA Life SAP Services: Discounted $400 bundle if both evaluations are paid upfront source
Video SAP evaluations in Georgia
Permitted under DOT rules (how remote evaluations work).
Georgia offices that say they also see drivers remotely:
- Marietta SAP Evaluations: Virtual evaluations offered alongside in-person appointments source
- GA Life SAP Services: Evaluations conducted virtually via Zoom, statewide across Georgia and Tennessee source
- SAP Evaluations, LLC: Virtual evaluations via phone, tablet, or laptop source
- SAP Evaluation Georgia | DOT Clearinghouse: Virtual SAP evaluations conducted via video conferencing source
Languages and hours
- Alcohol and Drug Evaluations The Diversion Center: Offers a Spanish-language SAP evaluation option source
Other substance-use services in Georgia
Their sites do not say they perform SAP evaluations — useful for treatment or the return-to-duty test.
- DriveLine Solutions & Compliance — Atlanta
- DOT SAP Program — Marietta
- SAP Evaluation — Lawrenceville
SAP offices across the state line
Confirmed SAP offices in neighboring states:
- Shoreline Medical Addiction Treatment — Edgewater, FL
- $79 DOT Physicals at Gulf Coast Health Tampa — Brandon, FL
- Alabama Wellness and Recovery Services, LLC — Bessemer, AL
- Christopher Gerhart, LLC DOT SAP Evaluations — Huntsville, AL
- C.L.E.A.N., Inc (Choosing Life Ending Addiction Now) — Memphis, TN
- April Tyson DOT SAP Tennessee — Goodlettsville, TN
- Drug & Alcohol Assessment Services — Wilmington, NC
- Jenny Kirwin, LCSW, LCAS,CCS SAP Evaluator — Concord, NC
- Gateway Counseling Center — Clinton, SC
- Kevin Shea, LPC, SAP, DOT-SAP Services — North Charleston, SC
After the evaluation: the DOT SAP program, step by step · carriers that hire SAP graduates
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