Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q4

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q4

Description: CANANDIAN DRIVER –REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVER WITH PROSTHESIS

Q4:  Can a Canadian driver apply for a Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) certificate to drive in the United States?...

Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q1

 Medical Qualification FAQ – Waivers – Q1

Description: DO CANADIAN DRIVERS WITH LIMB IMPAIRMENTS REQUIRE WAIVER TO OPERATE IN US

FAQ1: Will Canadian drivers with limb impairments be required to obtain a waiver from FMCSA...

Self-Admission of Alcohol Abuse Off-duty: A driver self admits to a company official they are abusing alcohol off-duty only. Is this a violation of part 382, and does this trigger a DOT SAP evaluation?

Guidance on the consequences of a driver’s the self-admission of off-duty alcohol abuse.

Self-Admission of Alcohol Abuse Off-duty: A driver self admits to a company official they are abusing alcohol off-duty only. Is this a violation of part 382, and does this trigger a...

Is the use of coumadin, an anticoagulant, an automatic disqualification for drivers operating CMVs in interstate commerce?

Driver Physical Qualification Standards

Question 6: Is the use of coumadin, an anticoagulant, an automatic disqualification for drivers operating CMVs in interstate commerce?

Guidance: No. Although the Department of Transportation’s 1987 ‘‘Conference on Cardiac...

If an interstate driver tests positive for alcohol or controlled substances under part 382, must the driver be medically re-examined and obtain a new medical examiner’s certificate to drive again?

Driver Physical Qualification Standards

Question 5: If an interstate driver tests positive for alcohol or controlled substances under part 382, must the driver be medically re-examined and obtain a new medical examiner’s certificate to drive again?

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May the medical examiner restrict a driver’s duties?

Question 4: May the medical examiner restrict a driver’s duties?

Guidance: No. The only conditions a medical examiner may impose upon a driver otherwise qualified involve the use of corrective lenses or hearing aids, securement of a waiver or limitation of driving...

What are the physical qualification requirements for operating a CMV in interstate commerce?

FMCSA-MED-391.41-Q3

Guidance Q&A

Question 3: What are the physical qualification...

Do the physical qualification requirements of the FMCSRs infringe upon a person’s religious beliefs if such beliefs prohibit being examined by a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy?

Question 2: Do the physical qualification requirements of the FMCSRs infringe upon a person’s religious beliefs if such beliefs prohibit being examined by a licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy?

Guidance: No. To determine whether a governmental regulation...

Who is responsible for ensuring that medical certifications meet the requirements?

Question 1: Who is responsible for ensuring that medical certifications meet the requirements?

Guidance: Medical certification determinations are the responsibility of the medical examiner. The motor carrier has the responsibility to ensure that the...