Does the FMCSA require sleep tests if over on BMI???

Hi All,

Just curious if you guys know of any DOT/FMCSA regulation that says if a person is over their BMI, then they have to get a sleep test??? I went for a DOT physical earlier today, and the nurse practitioner doing the exam said since I was over on my BMI, she would only sign off on a 1yr cert and I would have to do a sleep study within that 1 yr. I've had about 6 DOT physicals over the past 6 yrs, and not once has the doc said anything about BMI and me needing a sleep test because of it. Personally, I think this woman and the hospital she works for are going overboard. When I asked for her to present the regulation that says my BMI prevents me from getting a 2yr cert and requires me to get a sleep test, she left only to come back and shoo me out of the exam room saying the next person was waiting for it LOL.

The medical profession is outta control IMO. First they wanna hook everybody to pills, then they want to act like what they think or say is above reproach.

 

At first she tried to show me a medical paper which presented a RECOMMENDATION from a panel of doctors to the FMCSA regarding BMI. She tried to pass it off as saying thats why I'm required to get the sleep test and I couldnt get the 2yr cert. When I pushed back and said no, show me the regulation, thats when she got snippy haha. Im 232lbs, but heavily muscled. Im not some kind of beer belly dude. This lady is outta her mind. She finally gave me paperwork to have another doc of my choosing sign off saying I dont need a sleep test, then send it bacl to her office and then she'll give me the 2yr. I'd kick this doctor office to the curb normally, but this new job requires me to deal with this specific place only.

 

Im not going to have medical tests and exams done on my body just to give somebody the warm and fuzzy. Now if theres a regulation thay says I need to do it, thats another deal. I'm wondering now how many people have gotten wrapped up in having their DOT cert messed with just bc some quack thinks theyre not fit for driving, even though theyre healthy, not on meds, are well-rested, etc.