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Sleep Disorders
So what can a medical examiner do when faced with a driver who may have excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)? For now, medical examiners should recognize that FMCSA guidelines for EDS...
Sleep Disorders
So what can a medical examiner do when faced with a driver who may have excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)? For now, medical examiners should recognize that FMCSA guidelines for EDS...
Risk Management
So what can a medical examiner do to reduce medical malpractice liability risks related to DOT medical examinations? Risks may not be as high as you think. A DOT medical...
Risk Management
So what can a medical examiner do to reduce medical malpractice liability risks related to DOT medical examinations? Risks may not be as high as you think. A DOT medical...
Medications and Driver Safety
There may be no area of greater controversy in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver clearance than the question of what medications it is safe for a driver to use while...
Medications and Driver Safety
There may be no area of greater controversy in commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver clearance than the question of what medications it is safe for a driver to use while...
Who Can Perform Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) ...
There is a tension between federal Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations that outline who can perform CMV driver examinations and state regulations related...
Who Can Perform Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) ...
There is a tension between federal Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations that outline who can perform CMV driver examinations and state regulations related...
Regulation vs. Guidance
There is a great deal of confusion about what constitutes regulation, or law, and what is guidance. This distinction can be critical: medical examiners are required to follow regulation, while...
Regulation vs. Guidance
There is a great deal of confusion about what constitutes regulation, or law, and what is guidance. This distinction can be critical: medical examiners are required to follow regulation, while...
Diabetes and the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)...
Hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia. That may be (just about) all you need to know about diabetes and FMCSA safety concerns. While it is true that hyperglycemia can be associated with mental...
Diabetes and the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)...
Hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia. That may be (just about) all you need to know about diabetes and FMCSA safety concerns. While it is true that hyperglycemia can be associated with mental...