Sleep Apnea requirements?

They charged you $45 for a printout? I have never had to pay for a printout

 

i have a cpap machine and am starting to use it again to become compliant, how does one get the data downloaded to have it read to become compliant as to be able to pass a physical? the machine i have does NOT have a sd card but it does have a connection to hook directly into a computer.....do i take the whole machine in and get the data read or what? please help

 

i also saw where someone was discussing the physical form and yes they ask about sleep disorders, i guess if you dont disclose the information they look at your physical appearance and somehow determine that you need a sleep study, like it was stated in an earlier post.....i too feel its a scam by the goverment to limit overweight drivers from working, i wonder sometimes what the physical appearance of some of the employees at the FMCSA, i feel its discrimination towards larger ppl in general....WHY NOT MAKE EVERYONE OVER THE AGE OF 30 TAKE A SLEEP STUDY, AND SEE HOW THEY LIKE BEING FORCED TO USE THIS APPARATUS TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR JOBS....ok im off my soapbox ......for now........cya'll soon

 

Yes, you'd have to bring the machine in to be downloaded.

 

My medical expired end of May. I disclosed apnea and that I was using CA regularly. I was required to take a new sleep test in order to obtain a new machine with a data recorder. The dr. accidentally gave me a 1 year card, but was supposed to deny me until I could provide 3 months of sleep data. I was lucky, because I normally would have been off work 3 or 4 months while getting a new machine and coming up with the required data. The dr. tried to revoke my medical until I got a lawyer, who set them straight. Now I'm able to continue to drive while dealing with this issue.

 

It took a month to find out that I actually had to get a new sleep test. I was told 2 different things by the dr, then safety told me something, then HR told me something entirely different, then dispatch actually parked me for a day while they figured out if maybe i shouldnt be driving at all.Then it took 2 months to get an appt. I'm just now getting my new CPAP 3 and a half months later. So of course I don't yet have 3 months of data. I'm right now arguing with insurance whether I get a rental or a new one as promised.
Also, the dr. who administered my test told me that for my next medical, I'll need 6 months of data, not 3.