DOT: Medical Examination Certification correctly answered to pass(rated A+)

DOT: Medical Examination Certification correctly answered to pass(rated A+) According to their mission statement, the FMCSA is focused on all except: A. Reducing Crashes B. Reducing Injuries C. Reducing Fatalities involving large trucks & buses D. Reducing the number of potential CDL candidates - correct answer D. Reducing the number of potential CDL candidates The organization responsible for providing the FMSCA with data about trends, costs, fatalities, & injuries in large buss & trucks accidents is A. NRCME B. ART C. FMSCA D. DOT - correct answer B. ART Office of Analysis, Research & Technology - Is under the umbrella of FMSCA T/F: The Fed Motor Carrier Safety Admin guidelines do not specify the number of pounds a driver must be able to lift. - correct answer T Module 1 T/F: The CME may or may not choose to use the recommended guidelines. - correct answer T: However, when the certification decision does not conform to the recommendations, the reasons for not following the medical guidelines should be included in the documentation. Module 1 Factoid: The profile of the average truck or bus driver: • Male. • More than 40 years of age. • Sedentary. • Overweight. • Smoker. • Poor eating habits. - correct answer Module 1 49 CFR 391.41: Describes the physical qualification requirements for drivers. The 13 standards are used to determine driver medical fitness for duty. Four of the standards: vision, hearing, epilepsy, and diabetes mellitus have objective disqualifiers that do not depend on medical examiner clinical interpretation. These standards are the "non-discretionary" standards. For the other nine "discretionary" standards, the medical examiner makes a clinical judgment in accordance with the physical qualification requirements for driver certification. - correct answer Module 1 49 CFR 391.43: Describes the responsibilities of the medical examiner, including general instructions for performing the medical examination, a description of driver tasks and work environment, medical advisory criteria, the sample Medical Examination Report form, and the medical examiner's certificate. - correct answer Module 1 49 CFR 391.45: Identifies who must have the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver physical examination. - correct answer Module 1 49 CFR 391.47: Describes the process for conflict resolution when there is a disagreement between the primary care provider for the driver and the medical examiner for the motor carrier concerning driver qualifications. - correct answer Module 1 49 CFR 391.49: Describes the Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) Certification Program, which is an alternative physical qualification standard for the driver with a fixed musculoskeletal deficit of an extremity who cannot physically qualify to drive under §391.41(b)(1) or (b)(2). The driver must be otherwise qualified to drive a CMV and meet the provisions of the alternate standard.