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Part II - The Job of Commercial Driving
Part III - Medical Examination Guidelines

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Medical Examiner Handbook

This handbook provides information and guidance to the medical examiner who performs the commercial driver medical examination. Determining driver medical fitness for duty is a critical element of the FMCSA safety program. Specialists, such as cardiologists and endocrinologists, may perform additional medical evaluation, but it is the medical examiner who decides if the driver is medically qualified to drive. 

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Select this part for information about FMCSA, including mission, program history, regulations, definitions, and additional resources for the medical examiner.

Part II - The Job of Commercial Driving

An overview of the cognitive, physical, and psychological demands placed on the commercial driver will be available here.

Part III - Medical Examination Guidelines

Here is a review of the fundamental requirements of the medical examination as outlined by the Medical Examination Report Form, including descriptions of sections and instructions on how to complete the form and the medical examiner's certificate.

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Part IV presents important information for medical examiners about the commercial driver physical qualification standards and clinical guidelines.

 

Resources

  • Archives (PDF) After completion of Version I of the Medical Examiner Handbook, this link is planned to be a chronological summary of updates and revisions made to the handbook.
  • Download, Print, or View the Complete Medical Examiner Handbook (PDF) After completion of Version I of the Medical Examiner Handbook, this link is planned to be a PDF version of the handbook.
 

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