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Is a sleep study now required to get a medical card?

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by snowbird_89, Jul 17, 2014.

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  1. Jul 17, 2014 #1
    snowbird_89

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    My friend told me it is. If your BMI is 35 or more and/or if your neck is 17 inches. I googled "sleep study required May 21, 2014" and nothing related comes up. This is why I think my friend is wrong. Can anybody who has gotten their medical card on or after May 21, 2014 elaborate?
     
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  3. Jul 17, 2014 #2
    billyboy53

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    yes you will get flagged to complete a study.you will be given a 3 month card until you complete it .I went thru it in jan 2014
     
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  4. Jul 17, 2014 #3
    CrappieJunkie

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    Not required by DOT yet, but some companies may make you do it. Mine did.
     
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  5. Jul 17, 2014 #4
    Mev

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    ...... No , but Anne what's her name was pushing for it last read on the land line site
     
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  7. Jul 17, 2014 #5
    Trucki

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    Technically if you get your Med Card outside of a company, on your own rather, they can't MAKE you take a sleep study which is what I pointed out to the lady when I got my Med Card. She was like since you're gonna be driving Fire Dept vehicles I won't make you take a sleep study and I told her that other than the BMI I do not present ANY of the symptoms for Sleep Apnea and I wasn't taking the study.
     
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  8. Jul 17, 2014 #6
    Sublime

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    Makes a person wonder what kind of deal Anne Ferro has made with CPAP machine and sleep study companies don't it...
     
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  9. Jul 17, 2014 #7
    TLeaHeart

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    No DOT regulations requiring a sleep study...

    Many companies are requiring them.
     
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  10. Jul 17, 2014 #8
    purpleprime

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    that company can make you get any test they want you can of course refuse and then they will refuse to hire you
     
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  11. Jul 17, 2014 #9
    Trucki

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    That would be why I pointed out, that if you were getting a "Med Card outside of a company, on your own rather"
     
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  12. Jul 17, 2014 #10
    Stile

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    Which a lot of companies won't accept. Best to verify they'll accept a third-party med cert before shelling out the cash.
     
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