What is a commercial driver medical certification?
What is a commercial driver medical certification?
The DOT medical exam looks for certain pre-existing medical conditions that might impair a driver’s ability to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle. A medical examiner’s certificate, which is commonly known as a DOT medical card, provides proof the driver has meet the medical requirements to hold a CDL.
What is a Usdot medical examiner’s certificate?
The CME will issue you a medical examiner’s certificate (MEC) – also called a DOT medical card – when you meet the DOT physical requirements. Without a valid DOT medical card, you can lose your CDL.
What does a Concentra DOT physical consist of?
The DOT physical will include a health history review of the driver by a certified medical examiner (CME). The CME will also check the driver’s vital signs and perform a thorough examination, evaluating a number of health-related categories, such as: General appearance. Extremities.
What is the highest your A1c can be to pass a DOT physical?
The DOT physical A1c guideline requirements are that you must have less than 10% to pass. However, if it is higher than 8%, your medical examiner may have some concerns about your ongoing health, and so may refer you for further testing and monitoring.
What is a MCSA 5876?
If the Medical Examiner determines that the driver examined is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle in accordance with the physical qualification standards, the Medical Examiner will complete and provide the driver with a Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC), Form MCSA-5876.
What eye chart does Concentra use?
We use a Snellen chart. Drivers who normally wear corrective lenses may wear them during the exam.
Do non CDL Drivers need a DOT drug test?
The short answer to this question is no. While all CDL drivers are required by the DOT to undergo random drug and alcohol testing, the DOT does not require non-CDL drivers to be tested.
How to self certify CDL?
Online (Categories 2,3 and 4 only)
What is excepted Interstate CDL?
Excepted Interstate (EI) and Excepted Intrastate (EA) Some states issue CDLs that do not require drivers to meet the qualifications outlined in Title 49, CFR, part 391. Those drivers are considered “excepted” drivers. California does not issue these types of CDLs. All drivers licensed by California to drive CMVs are non-excepted drivers.
What is a CDL self certification?
CDL Self Certification Policy. The exemption from carrying a medical certificate applies to federal, state, or municipal employees only when operating a federal, state, or municipal vehicle in the course of their employment and who plan to take their road test in a federal, state, or municipal vehicle.
What is a commercial license?
A commercial driver’s license ( CDL ) is a driver’s license required to operate large, heavy, or placarded hazardous material vehicles in the United States in commerce. There are several different types of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that require a driver to hold a valid commercial driver’s license.
