FMCSA Announces One-Year Extension of Paper Medical Certificate

[pro1driver]

[h=3]FMCSA Announces One-Year Extension of Paper Medical Certificate Requirement for Commercial Bus and Truck Drivers[/h]The Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA) announced that it is extending by one year, until January 30, 2015, a requirement that interstate commercial driver's license (CDL) holders retain paper copies of their medical examiner's certificate and continue to make the document available for review upon request at the roadside by federal and state commercial motor vehicle inspectors.
In December 2008, FMCSA issued a Final Rule moderninzing, streamlining, and simplifying recordkeeping obligations for drives, carriers and state governments by requiring that a driver's medical certification record be merged with state-issued CDLs. States received support from FMCSA to implement the necessary IT system upgrades and merge the records into one, online database - the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS).
FMCSA announced the one-year extension to protect commercial drivers from being cited for violations because some states are not yet in full compliance with the new system.
For a copy of the Federal Register announcement, see:www.FMCSA.DOT.gov

 

[Cerberus_Kelpie]

Appears the compliance period has ended, however:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/medical-examiner’s-certificate-enforcement

The purpose of extending the requirement for drivers to carry hard-copies of their medical examiner’s certificate is to ensure that drivers are not improperly cited for not being medically qualified because the State may not have posted the information to the driver record so that it can be viewed through
CDLIS.

A driver or carrier is considered in compliance if they either (1) live in a State that is fully compliant and the medical examiner’s certificate information is available electronically, or (2) the driver or carrier provides a hard copy of the medical examiner’s certificate.

I suppose N.C. is (and other states are) "fully compliant" yet how many of US still carry a hard copy!?!

 

[Double Nickle]

Appears the compliance period has ended, however:
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/medical-examiner’s-certificate-enforcement

The purpose of extending the requirement for drivers to carry hard-copies of their medical examiner’s certificate is to ensure that drivers are not improperly cited for not being medically qualified because the State may not have posted the information to the driver record so that it can be viewed through
CDLIS.

A driver or carrier is considered in compliance if they either (1) live in a State that is fully compliant and the medical examiner’s certificate information is available electronically, or (2) the driver or carrier provides a hard copy of the medical examiner’s certificate.

I suppose N.C. is (and other states are) "fully compliant" yet how many of US still carry a hard copy!?!

CYA!!!! ALWAYS CARRY A HARD COPY...AT ALL EXPENSE....CARRY A HARD COPY.