U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced an important new safety rule that requires healthcare professionals who perform medical examinations for interstate truck and bus drivers to be trained, tested and certified on the specific physical qualifications that affect a driver’s ability to safely operate the vehicle. The final rule also creates a national online database of medical examiners who have completed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) certification process.
“Safety is our top priority and requires cooperation from everyone involved, including our medical examiners,” said Secretary Ray LaHood. “This new rule will ensure that healthcare professionals conducting exams keep in mind all of the demands required to operate large trucks and passenger buses safely.”
FMCSA开发了国家认证医学检查员的最终规则，这是该机构致力于加强州际驾驶员医疗监督的承诺的一部分，并防止商用车相关的坠机事故，伤害和死亡。该规则介绍了四个国家运输安全委员会（NTSB）关于医学检查人员全面培训和驾驶员医疗证书的建议。
In 30 days, FMCSA will post its uniform training and testing standards for medical examiners athttp://nrcme.fmcsa.dot.gov/. At that time, health care professionals, drivers, employers, law enforcement officers and the public can review the training standards and sign up to receive updates on the implementation of the rule.
By May 21, 2014, all certified medical examiners must be on the National Registry database, and drivers must obtain a medical examination from a certified examiner. Medical examiners who fail to maintain federal standards will be removed from the registry.
To allow time for testing and training centers to prepare their curricula and receive FMCSA approval, healthcare professionals seeking to become certified examiners can begin registering on the National Registry website this summer.
“Truck and bus drivers deserve highly-trained medical examiners that think safety first,” said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro. “By holding medical examiners accountable to high standards of practice, we raise the bar for safety and save lives through increased commercial driver and vehicle safety.”
医学检查人员每年对商用卡车和公交车司机进行大约300万次检查。一项运输医学检查部门研究了一系列疾病，以确定驾驶员的健康适应性，包括心血管疾病，呼吸和肌肉功能，视力和听力。
All commercial drivers must pass a Department of Transportation medical examination at least every two years in order to obtain a valid medical certificate, maintain their commercial driver’s license and legally drive a commercial motor vehicle.
To learn more about the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners final rule, visithttp://nrcme.fmcsa.dot.gov/.
