DOT SAP Evaluation in Washington — 16 Providers Listed

Washington's freight moves through the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma, up and down I-5, and east on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass to Spokane and the Columbia Basin. Apples and produce out of Yakima and Wenatchee, aerospace, and the Blaine border crossing keep drivers working on both sides of the Cascades. We list 16 providers for Washington on this page, 5 of which say on their own website they perform DOT SAP evaluations, with offices in Kirkland, Lynnwood and Spokane. The other 11 listings are for treatment or testing, which you may need later in the process, not for the evaluation itself.

Washington 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. What Washington controls is the license: the Washington State Department of Licensing downgrades the CDL of a driver in prohibited status, as every state has been required to do since November 18, 2024 (FMCSA), and reinstates it once the Clearinghouse shows “not prohibited.”

Yes, you can do the evaluation by video from Washington: 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 Washington. A SAP across the line in Oregon and Idaho 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.