The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced its final rule concerning the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME), which requires that all medical certificates must be issued by a certified medical examiner. Beginning May 21, 2014, drivers will only be able to obtain a medical certificate from a medical examiner who is on a “National Register of Certified Medical Examiners” list, and who has undergone the FMCSA training course.
Medical certificates issued before May 21, 2014 will still be valid until their expiration, even if that date is after May 21, 2014. On that date, motor carriers will also be required to verify that a medical certificate is valid by checking a driver’s medical certificate against the examiner’s registration number in the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
For more information, click here to go to the FMCSA’s official NRCME website.