The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations identify a person who can be a medical
examiner by two criteria: professional licensure and scope of practice that includes
performing physical examinations.
Medical examiner means a person who is licensed, certified, and/or
registered, in accordance with applicable State laws and regulations, to perform
physical examinations. The term includes, but is not limited to, doctors of medicine
and osteopathy, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and chiropractors. 49 CFR 390.5 Definitions
When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) completes the notice-and-comment
rulemaking for the proposed National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners, healthcare
professionals will be required to be trained and certified and listed on a national
registry to perform physical examinations of truck and bus drivers. At this time,
FMCSA does not endorse any medical examiner training, education or certification
programs, and healthcare professionals are not required to be listed on a registry
or other database to perform driver physical examinations.
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