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Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Examiner's Handbook Regulatory Guidance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 22, 2024.
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What the agency says
FMCSA announces the availability of the Medical Examiner's Handbook (MEH), which includes updates to the Medical Advisory Criteria published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The MEH provides information about regulatory requirements and guidance to medical examiners (ME) listed on FMCSA's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) who perform physical qualification examinations of interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers. The January 2024 edition of the MEH replaces all previous handbook editions.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-01056
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Notification of regulatory guidance
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Published
- January 22, 2024
- Dates
- This guidance is applicable on January 22, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket No. FMCSA-2022-0111
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 391
- Pages
- 4
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