DOT SAP Evaluation in Maryland — 14 Providers Listed

Maryland's drivers work the Port of Baltimore, one of the country's biggest auto and roll-on/roll-off ports, the I-95 corridor between Baltimore and Washington, and the I-70 and I-81 distribution belt around Hagerstown and Frederick. The Eastern Shore's poultry industry runs its own trucks down US-50 and US-13. This page lists 14 providers in Maryland, 4 of which say on their own website they perform DOT SAP evaluations, with offices in Baltimore, Cockeysville and Columbia. The other 10 listings are for treatment or testing, which you may need later in the process, not for the evaluation itself.

Maryland 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. Where Maryland does come in is the CDL: the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration removes the commercial privilege from a driver the Clearinghouse reports as prohibited — a 60-day requirement on every state since November 18, 2024 (FMCSA) — and puts it back when your status clears.

Yes, you can do the evaluation by video from Maryland: 49 CFR §40.291 leaves that to the SAP's discretion, and a legitimate telehealth SAP will tell you in one sentence whether their license covers Maryland. A SAP across the line in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware is also an option, in person or by video, under the same licensing question. The return-to-duty test cannot be remote: it is an observed collection, ordered by an employer or C/TPA, so plan for one trip to a collection site.