Confused Part II

:smt102Immediately upon handing the interviewer my DOT Long Form the lady said it was no good. The physician that did the DOT physical certified it good for TWO years. But the interviewer said that since I take 5mg of Lisinipril blood pressure medicine daily, that my DOT card can only be for ONE year.

 

That may be true, certain medications can limit a DOT physical card to 1 year so your condition can be checked more frequently, but I'm no expert in that field, or any other field for that matter.

P.S. I'm dying to know, what company were you talking to?

 

well first off most trucking companies will send you for a new physical so take that with a grain of salt.....I don't know all the rules regarding BP. meds
but what she said could be true

 

This is one of the reasons they are trying, (or maybe already have) to limit the DOT physicals to only certain medical people who actually KNOW what the rules require. Your good old family doctor is likely just too darn busy to be up on everything that changes with the regulations.

Also, it can be much harder for your family doctor to deny you a medical card if you don't qualify. He is also concerned for his own business and does not want to lose you and your family as patients.

 

In my case, the DOT physical was required by the school prior to being accepted into the program. And I did not go to a familiar doctor. I went to a clinic that the school refered.

 

High BP, or BP under control of medications...1 year DOT card.....

Diabetics on the pill......1 year DOT card......

 

I'm diabetic and have 2 year dot card. I take pills.

 

Thanks Rerun. I need to take the long form back to the physician and get it revised to the appropriate 1 year. Blood pressure under control (120/80)thru a 5mg dose since 1995.

 

i wanted to go a bit further and provide a link to this...

you (i think) got lucky that YOU got a 2 year DOT card...

please read this quote:

and here is the link, you want number 66...

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/medical/faqs.aspx#question66

i was at the clinic when a driver was being examined, and they found he was a diabetic....from there, here was told he can only get a 1 year card....just like a high BP person with meds would have to get...

so, thank your lucky stars you got the 2 year card....

 

No,it up to the doctor if a person can go two years. If the doctor think you have the sugar level under control.it just said in tbe beginning of what you posted. If your level above 120. You get one year.