National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners

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Action: Final rule.

Summary: FMCSA establishes a National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) with requirements that all medical examiners who conduct physical examinations for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers meet the following criteria: Complete certain training concerning FMCSA's physical qualification standards, pass a test to verify an understanding of those standards, and maintain and demonstrate competence through periodic training and testing. Following establishment of the National Registry and a transition period, FMCSA will require that motor carriers and drivers use only those medical examiners on the Agency's National Registry and will only accept as valid medical examiner's certificates issued by medical examiners listed on the National Registry. FMCSA is developing the National Registry program to improve highway safety and driver health by requiring that medical examiners be trained and certified so they can determine effectively whether a CMV driver's medical fitness for duty meets FMCSA's standards.

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Published Date: 04/20/2012

Effective Date: 05/21/2012

Comment By: N/A

Federal Register: 2012-9034 [13]

RIN: 2126-AA97

Docket Number: FMCSA-2008-0363 [14]

CFR Part: 350 [15] 383 [16] 390 [17] 391 [18]

Related Topics

Administrative practice and procedure [19]
Alcohol abuse [19]
Drug abuse [19]
Drug testing [19]
Grant programs-transportation [19]
Highway safety [19]
Intermodal transportation [19]
Motor carriers [19]
Motor vehicle safety [19]
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements [19]
Safety [19]
Transportation [19]

Links
[1] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations
[2] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/b/5/3
[3] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/rulemaking
[4] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/notices
[5] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
[6] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/enforcement/adjudication-decisions
[7] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/enforcement/civil-penalties
[8] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/enforcement/fine-payments
[9] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/enforcement/uniform-fine-assessment
[10] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/disclaimer
[11] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/print/print/regulations/rulemaking/2012-9034
[12] https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-20/pdf/2012-9034.pdf
[13] https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-9034
[14] http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FMCSA-2008-0363
[15] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/title49/part/350
[16] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/title49/part/383
[17] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/title49/part/390
[18] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/title49/part/391
[19] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/search/rulemaking/?keyword=&dt=&