DOT Medical Examination Questions and Answers |Revised

DOT Medical Examination Questions and
Answers |Revised

DOT regulates _____state commerce.


The vehicle and its contents must cross _____ or ________ boundary and transporting items between two

places in a state as part of a trade, traffic, or transportation originating or terminating _______ the state or

the US. - ✔✔Interstate


state or national


outside


"Commercial Motor Vehicle"


1) Combined gross vehicle wt of ________ lb or more


1) Designed or used to transport more than _____ passengers (including driver) for compensation or

more than _____ passengers not for compensation.


3) Transport Haz Mat in quantities that require _____ _____ _________ - ✔✔1) 10,001


2) 8; 15


3) Haz Mat placard


FMCSA created in 1999 by the Motor Carrier safety improvement act of 1999.


FMCSA began 2000 under DOT.


Mission to reduce crashes, injuries, fatality involving large trucks/buses


Regulates interstate commercial operations



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,Regulates CMV driver's health/safety


Medical expert panel issues recommendations to FMCA - ✔✔


Medical examiner requirements;


1) maintain certification: refresher training q ____ yrs; recertification q ____ yrs


2) must provide copies/info requested of the FMSCA w/in _____ hours


3) must maintain exam reports for ___ years - ✔✔1) 5


2) 10


3) 3


Form to submit w/ driver's info on exams done aka medical examiner report form - ✔✔Form MCSA-5875


Card to be filled out for drivers;either interstate OR intrastate NOT BOTH aka medical examiners

certificate - ✔✔Form MCSA-5876


Driver duties:


Pre-trip/post-trip inspection, drive, loading, unloading, lifting tarpaulins, tire chains - ✔✔


Code of Federal Regulations


49-CFR 391.41 - ✔✔Driver Qualifications


Code of Federal Regulations


49 CFR 391.43 - ✔✔Medical examiners responsibilities


Code of Federal Regulations


49 CFR 391.64 - ✔✔Grandfathering for vision/diabetes waiver study program


49 CFR 391.41

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,___(#) standards; ___(#) discretionary; ___ (#) non-discretionary: _______ _______ _______ _________ -

✔✔13


9


4: vision, hearing, epilepsy, insulin DM


Driver minimum age - ✔✔21


4 required tests: - ✔✔1) vision


2) hearing


3) UA


4) blood pressure (at visit)


Recertification


One year: (3)


Exemption: (2)


Exemptions are for ____ years


DOT card is for ____ year - ✔✔HTN, DM, CAD


monocular vision, insulin DM


2


1


Intracity Zone


____ year


DOT card expires at ___________ of the expiration date - ✔✔1


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, midnight


Intracity Zone


6 "only when" conditions - ✔✔1) wear corrective lenses


2) wear hearing aid


3) accompanied by a waiver/exemption


4) driving within an exempt intracity zone


5) accompanies by a SPE


6) qualified by operation of 49 CFR 391.64 (grandfathering for vision/diabetes waiver study program)


Submit determination by: - ✔✔Close of business following calendar day


Provide paper copy of certificate to driver only to those not ________________ - ✔✔CDL/CLP

holder/applicants and are operating in intrastate commerce.


Progressive vision disorders:


Waiting period - ✔✔none


Progressive vision disorders:


Max certification - ✔✔1 year


Progressive vision disorders:


Required eval by specialist? How often? - ✔✔Eye exam, Annual


Optometrist or ophthalmologist if DM retinopathy


Vision exemptions:


When required (3)? - ✔✔If EITHER eye cannot meet all standards:

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