Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Proposed National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners - Proposed Certification Required for Performing D.O.T. Physicals...
The Council Needs Doctors of Chiropractic to Participate!

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking medical professionals from the 5 groups authorized by the agency to perform medical examinations (Advanced Practice Nurses, Doctors of Chiropractic, Doctors of Osteopathy, Medical Doctors, and Physician Assistants) to assist in the development of the proposed National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) program. Once established, the NRCME will provide a list of certified medical examiners available to examine interstate truck and motor coach drivers and effectively determine their physical qualifications to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMV). Medical examiners will be required to complete training and pass a certification test to be listed on the NRCME.

The goal of training, testing and certification is to ensure medical examiners understand the physical and mental demands of driving a CMV and to ensure they perform medical examinations with full awareness of the conditions under which drivers work.
The FMCSA has commissioned a study to ensure the training and certification test are relevant to the FMCSA medical examiner's job and include the tasks necessary to perform a thorough medical examination of CMV drivers. Participation from Doctors of Chiropractic and the other authorized medical groups is needed to accomplish these goals.
There are two main areas where participation is needed:
1. Development and maintenance of the curriculum guidelines. This may include serving on subcommittees or participating in training program content review.
2. Development and maintenance of the certification test. This may include serving on subcommittees or item writing for the test. Volunteer here.