yes the one doc mentioned they keep it filed for a number of years in case it was needed.
nice of the dot to let everyone else do their filing for them
DOT medical Examiner Disqualified Me for being ADHD
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Buzzbrn, Sep 26, 2014.
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Back onto subject, I've found in the FMCSA Medical Examiner Handbook that someone with ADHD can drive but I have to meet the following conditions.
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Wouldn't HIPAA laws prevent the reporting of any findings to a database being kept somewhere?
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I don't tell med examiner a **** thing none of there business keep you mouth shut and don't volunteer any info unless you absolutely have too. What happens between your primary care physician and you needs to stay that way. These med examiners were trained by different 3rd party contractors and it varies from state to state. If some of you havn't been paying attention or keeping up with current events in the industry. There are congressional and senate hearings being scheduled about this first rate cluster **** the fmcsa has screwed up with sleep apnea etc. It's a big mess right now. Doctors are getting slapped with investigations into why every patient magically has apnea, etc. Some are being investigated for being connected to sleep labs and getting kick backs for referrals ect. It's going to get messy. Just like everything else government does they put out guidance without going thru proper rule making procedures and got there hand slapped for it and had to recend the guidance. Go find you a doctor and get a med card. Screw schneider and the big fleets.
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What I want to know - is why does a doctor who has studied for years to become a member of the medical profession has to be liscened/certified by the FMCSA to give driver examinations. It is just another scam for them to gather money.
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also...what do you call a person who finishes medical school with a "D" average = Doctor.....Tamiami Thanks this. -
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I mean, they've already collected the money for the exam from the driver, why not just fail them?
If the driver that the examiner gave a certificate to has an accident, wouldn't the examiner's judgement then be called into question?
Seems to me that issuing a 2 year Health Card has an awful lot of risk for not much gain.....
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