Training and certification would enhance the medical examiner’s ability to determine if a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver can safely handle the mental and physical demands of driving a CMV. The following activities are underway to develop specifications for medical examiner training and certification.

FMCSA Medical Examiner Handbook

Driver medical fitness for duty is a critical element of the FMCSA safety program. Our Medical Examiner Handbook provides information and guidance to the medical examiner who performs the CMV driver medical examination.

The first few chapters of the handbook are complete and can be accessed from the FMCSA Medical Examiner Handbook homepage.

Role Delineation Study

FMCSA has completed a Role Delineation Study (RDS). The results provide a blueprint for the medical examiner certification test and are being used by subject matter experts to assist in the development of core curriculum specifications for medical examiner training. A variety of methods were used to complete the study, including a literature review, direct observations of CMV driver physical examinations, a national survey of medical examiners, and medical examiner expert Working Integrated Product Team (WIPT) meetings.

The National Role Delineation Study of FMCSA Medical Examiners (DOT Library Call Number: CD-ROM RA 1063.4 .N38 2007):

Executive Summary
Click here to download the full report from the DOT Library

WIPTs

Two WIPTs have been created to assist with the development of a blueprint for the medical examiner certification test and core curriculum specifications for medical examiner training. For more information about Certification Test and Education WIPTs, please view the links below:

Certification Test WIPT
Education WIPT

Related Federal Register Notices

Notice of Intent To Survey Medical Examiners Who Certify the Physical Qualifications of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers - Federal Register: July 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 134) [Page 39697-39698]
Notice of Intent to Survey Medical Examiners Who Certify the Physical Qualifications of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers – Federal Register: September 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 188) [Page 56964-56965]

Additional information and updates on training and certification will be posted here as they become available.