Fillable Printable Draft – Fmcsa Working Document – Not For Public Release

Draft – Fmcsa Working Document – Not For Public Release

New Medical Certification Requirements

A Guide for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Holders

General Information

North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles

January 2012

Starting January 30, 2012 and no later than January 30, 2014, all CDL holders must provide information to the NC

DMV regarding the type of commercial motor vehicle operation they drive in or expect to drive in with their CDL.

Drivers operating in certain types of commerce will be required to submit a current DOT medical examiner’s

certificate to the NC DMV to obtain a “certified” medical status as part of their driving record. CDL holders required

to have a ”certified” medical status who fail to provide and keep up-to-date their DOT medical examiner’s certificate

with the NC DMV will become ”not-certified” and they may lose their CDL.

What is changing? NC DMV will be adding your medical certification status and the information on your DOT

medical examiner’s certificate to your Commercial Driver’s License System (CDLIS) record.

When does this change start? This change starts on January 30, 2012

What is not changing? The driver physical qualification requirements are not changing.

If you currently ARE NOT REQUIRED to hold a DOT Medical Examiners Certificate you will not need

to obtain one.

If you currently ARE REQUIRED to hold a valid DOT Medical Examiners Certificate you will need to

keep it valid.

What are CDL holders required to do?

1. You must determine what type of commerce you operate in. You must CERTIFY with the NC DMV to ONE of the

four types of commerce you operate in as listed below,

Interstate non-excepted: You are an Interstate non-excepted driver and must meet the Federal DOT

Medical Certificate requirements (e.g. – you are “not excepted”).

Interstate excepted: You are an Interstate excepted driver and do not have to meet the Federal DOT

Medical Certificate requirements.

Intrastate non-excepted: You are an Intrastate non-excepted driver and are required to meet the medical

requirements for your State.

Intrastate excepted: You are an Intrastate excepted driver and do not have to meet the medical

requirements for your State.

2. If you are subject to the DOT Medical Certificate requirements, provide a copy of each new DOT Medical

Certificate to the NC DMV prior to the expiration of the current DOT Medical Certificate.

3. Where to send your information: FAX: (919) 861-3915 MAIL: NC Division of Motor Vehicles

CDL Medical Certification Unit

3126 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699