DOT MEDICAL EXAMINER HANDBOOK DRIVERS
Jay Grimes, manager of Federal Affairs for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, was one of many representatives at the meeting who hoped the new changes would improve the guideline’s clarity. 26 and 27 to discuss amending the 260-page handbook to make it appear less regulatory and more suggestive in nature. As a result, it has been prohibited from official use by agency medical examiners since 2015.Īccording to Land Line Magazine, the five-panel medical review board met on Sept. However, the handbook itself and the FMCSA received criticism because the guidelines were often mistaken for actual FMCSA regulations. The handbook was used as an informational reference point for FMCSA medical examiners when performing physicals to determine if commercial operators were medically fit for work. A team of medical advisors will review The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Medical Examiner Handbook for language and accuracy so agency physicians can again use it as a guideline to assess commercial driver health.
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