{"abstract":"FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to require interstate commercial driver's license (CDL) holders subject to the physical qualification requirements of the FMCSRs to provide a current original or copy of their medical examiner's certificates to their State Driver Licensing Agency (SDLA). The Agency also requires the SDLA to record on the Commercial Driver License Information System (CDLIS) driver record the self-certification the driver made regarding the applicability of the Federal driver qualification rules and, for drivers subject to those requirements, the medical certification status information specified in this final rule. Other conforming requirements are also implemented. This action is required by section 215 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (MCSIA).","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2008/12/01/E8-28173.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":383,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":384,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":390,"title":49},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":391,"title":49}],"citation":"73 FR 73096","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2014-01-30","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This rule is effective January 30, 2009. The incorporation by reference of the September 2007 version of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Office of the Federal Register as of December 1, 2008. State compliance is required by January 30, 2012. All CDL holders must comply with the requirement to submit to the SDLA their self-certification on whether they are subject to the physical qualification rules by January 30, 2014.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FMCSA-1997-2210"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E8-28173","effective_on":"2009-01-30","end_page":73128,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2008/12/01/E8-28173.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/01/E8-28173/medical-certification-requirements-as-part-of-the-cdl","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E8-28173?publication_date=2008-12-01","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2008-12-01/E8-28173/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":33,"page_views":{"count":10819,"last_updated":"2026-10-25 00:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-01/pdf/E8-28173.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2008-12-01","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2008/12/01/E8-28173.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2126-AA10":{"issue":"200810","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2126-AA10/medical-certification-requirements-as-part-of-the-commercial-driver-s-license-","title":"Medical Certification Requirements as Part of the Commercial Driver's License ","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200810&RIN=2126-AA10&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2126-AA10"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"OMB PRA Supporting Statement for 2126-0011-CDL","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0114"},{"title":"OMB PRA Supporting Statement for 2126-0006-Medical","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0113"},{"title":"Regulatory Analysis (Evaluation, Flexibility, Mandates)","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0112"},{"title":"Privacy Impact Assessment","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0111"},{"title":"Models Presented to AAMVA and State Comments","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0109"},{"title":"Committee Report","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0108"},{"title":"Summary of Comments to the ANPRM","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0107"},{"title":"Prototype State Medical Review Program","document_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210-0106"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2126-AA10/medical-certification-requirements-as-part-of-the-commercial-driver-s-license-","title":"Medical Certification Requirements as Part of the Commercial Driver's License "},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FMCSA-1997-2210","supporting_documents_count":8,"docket_id":"FMCSA-1997-2210","regulation_id_number":"2126-AA10","title":"Notice - Commercial Driver Physical Qualifications as Part of the Commercial Driver's License Process","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2019-09-06T03:00:07Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":73096,"subtype":null,"title":"Medical Certification Requirements as Part of the CDL","toc_doc":"Medical Certification Requirements as Part of the CDL","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Highway safety","Incorporation by reference","Motor carriers","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Safety"],"type":"Rule","volume":73}