Your Feedback Is WelcomeAll CDL holders in the State of Maine are required to have a valid DOT medical card.
Failure to keep Medical Certification current will result in disqualification from non-excepted interstate operation and downgraded to an excepted status. On January 30, 2014, all CDL holders who are non-compliant will be downgraded to a non-commercial driver license.
Interstate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Intrastate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Important: All CDL holders must complete the self-certification form by Jan. 30, 2014. If you renew or change your CDL before Jan. 30, 2014, you will be asked to comply at the time of the renewal or change.
Submit the following two documents:
By Mail:
CDL Compliance Unit
29 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0029
By Fax:
207-624-9339
By Email:
cdlcompliance.BMV@maine.gov Scanned as a word document or PDF
In Person:
To a Customer Service Representative in any Branch Office or mobile unit location. For a complete list of locations visit here.
Other Information:
If you need further assistance call 207-624-9000 ext. 52126.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS MUST CONTINUE TO ISSUE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES TO ALL DRIVERS
The FMCSA has requested that all medical examiners continue providing drivers with a paper copy of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate – Form MCSA-5876, so that Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders can provide a copy to the State licensing agency, and the non-CDL drivers can provide the documentation to their employers and Federal and State enforcement officials.
The Agency is currently completing efforts to put into place an electronic system to enable medical examiners to transmit the medical certificate information from the National Registry system to the State licensing agencies.
Until that system is completed, which compliance date according FMCSA is June 23, 2025, medical examiners must continue to issue paper copies of the medical certificates to drivers who pass the medical exam.
ALL DRIVERS MUST CONTINUE TO CARRY A PAPER COPY OF THEIR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Commercial Drivers – You still need to carry a paper copy of your medical card, until FMCSA announces that this is no longer necessary.
Your Feedback Is WelcomeDealing with Federal DOT Regulations across the board is tough enough!
But when it comes to State Regulations — There are 50 different sets of rules. Someone could move the goal posts at any time…
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We have a couple new hire class C non cdl drivers coming on board. Do they require a med cert card on their persons if they are in state only and within 100 air miles?
@ Dave W
Most states require a valid medical card for any driver who is driving a vehicle that is used for commerce, to make money for someone/or self. Best to confirm with your local DLD for their requirements.
Bunch of BS! All this is so that Businesses can get an insurance break and is causing drivers like me to hang up the keys after 33 yrs of CDL driving.
Does the doctor have to use the test result from the day of the exam or can they base the decision on a test done a month prior?
I have blood work done every three months as part of my ongoing tests for cancer. The BP they used was from December 23 last year. Neither BP the day of my cdl testing were used.
@ Dan n
That makes absolutely no sense. DOT/FMCSA, BP’s are to be taken and read/recorded at the time of examination.
Thing is that wasn’t the case. I have nobody to back me up. I have three days of my time into this. The state, two high profile doctors in Bangor and others all say that I was done wrong.
@ Dan
We agree. CME’s are to use the day of examination bp’s.
Anything else is unacceptable by DOT/FMCSA guidelines.
I had a dot renewal at Eastport health care in Machias maine. The doctor denied my test for high blood pressure. My two tests that day of the test were 131/81 and 114/78. Both of these are exceptable under maine laws. I wore a blood pressure monitor for 24 hrs. The results were 120/78. I asked the lead doctor at Eastport health care to forward the results to the dot doctor. I was
Told I would have to do the whole exam over again. Any body straighten this out for me?
@ Dan n
Both of the readings were within the DOT/FMCSA requirements. DOT/FMCSA indicates that once a drivers leaves the examination, he/she must be re-tested/full physical. Go else where for your next test.
I feel I was treated unfairly and want to do something about it. I passed the blood test in flying colors with 120/78 after wearing the cuff for 24 hrs.
I have a driver with Medical Certificate from CT, with a different Drivers License # on it, can he still use this in the state of Maine, or does he need to have another physical?
@ Juanita T
Probably best if medical card and license are the same. DOT may not accept the discretion.
Do you need a DOT medical card if you do not have a class A, work for a company with Chevy 3500s that have DOT numbers
@ Zach
Most states require a valid medical card to operate any vehicle that is used for commerce. Confirm this with your local drivers license department.
If you’re not currently in a driving job do you need to maintain a medical certificate to keep your class A?
No. The medical certification and the state issued license are independent of each other. You will have to get a renewed med cert if you wish to drive again. You are not legal until you do, also, be sure to send the scanned copy of your new card along with the self certification form to your appropriate state agency. You can find that information with a simple Google search.
Can a DOT medical examiner physically hold your drivers license?I have a driver that drives a log truck with no medical card..its all in state and off road..he drive very little on road …does he need a medical card
@ Connie S
Depending on his drivers license class and the states requirements to maintain a valid drivers license. Check with your states DLD for the best answer to your question.
I have an employee with a class A CDL. His medical card will expire before I can get him in to be recertified. There will be a 2 weeks where he will not have a valid medical card. Can he still legally drive as long as he stays within 100 miles of his work location?
@ Tom R
No, if he is stopped for any reason he will be ticketed for no valid medical card and in most cases shutdown on the spot. If he is on the road now, have him get a medical card while he still has the opportunity to do so, where ever he is.
The “CDL Medical Self-Certification Form, MVE-64C, download the form here” and”More info on CDL Self-Certification” links are broken, takes you to WE’RE SORRY, BUT THE PAGE YOU REQUESTED CANNOT BE FOUND.
Do I need a DOT medical card if I stay within 100 miles of my office? I drive a dump truck doing deliveries around town and haul snow in the winter.
@Joe.
Yes. If you drive for commercial purposes, even intrastate only, you must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
I am exempt from medical cert, I drive intrastate on call snowplowing for a contractor and local within 100 air miles, class A, do I have to update my license annually or only when my status changes?
@Tim
Check with your local drivers license department on this one.
If you are correctly self-certified as ‘excepted’ then you don’t need a medical card unless you change your status.
I HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL THE RULES FOR A DOT EXEMPTION WAVER MY CARD EXPIRED AND BEFORE I RENIUED IT I STARTED ON INSULIN 1 SHOT AT NIGHT I GAVE MY DR ALL THE FORMS WHAT ELSE DO I NEED
@Steve
CDL class A? Some other class.
Did you do a FMCSA waiver?
Your doctor does not issue the waiver and now that you are on insulin, you will need to make some new enquires.
Intra-state or interstate driving, state variances and state verses federal waivers.
More information is needed to help you out here.
Can Drivers still carry the little DOT cards? The ones that fit into their wallet or do they have to have the big paper form MCSA-5876.
@Merline
The format of the new card, MCSA-5876, cannot be altered in any way. So it’s not possibly for a copy to be reduced down to wallet size and still be legible. That being said, some CME offices are providing the new card in a tri-fold that fits in a wallet. If you have anything other than the big paper form, make sure that it’s legible or it won’t be valid.
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