Come May It’s a Brave New World For DOT Medical Examiners

Color vision testing and color blindness.

Types of Color Vision Tests – AOPA. Color blindness is a mostly inherited vision abnormality where there is deficiency in perception of red, green, and blue due to abnormality of cone cells located in the eye. Red-green color blindness is passed from mother to son on the 23rd chromosome (sex chromosome). The 23rd chromosome is […]

NRCME website functionality partially restored; FMCSA eases reporting burdens for medical examiners.

On June 22, 2018  FMCSA restored partial functionality to the NRCME Website which allows medical examiners to submit driver examinations.  The site has been down for about six months prior to that, due to reported hacking.  Certified and registered medical examiners were contacted via email by the FMCSA and were instructed on how to create an account […]

What pilots should know about the FAA airman medical certification.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) medical examination process assures that pilots *requiring medical certification do NOT have any of the disqualifying medical conditions under 14 CFR Part 67 and that they meet all medical standards of the Class of certificate applied for. *Note:  Persons exercising pilot privileges under BasicMed (or exercising any pilot privilege in […]

Medical Examiners Should Evaluate OSA Risks Despite Formal Rule Withdrawal.

“Medical certification determinations for such drivers are made by the examiners based on the examiner’s medical judgment rather than a Federal regulation or requirement.” FMCSA

Update on Sleep Apnea and Insulin Treated Diabetes Proposed Rules.

The joint FMCSA/FRA ANPRM Rule on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has been withdrawn.   According to FMCSA, after reviewing all the public comments there was not enough information to support moving forward at this time.   The purpose of the ANPRM was to evaluate the prevalence and consequence of moderate to severe OSA in safety […]