After years in limbo, a final rule became effective in November allowing medical examiners — in consultation with a truck driver’s treating clinician — to decide whether an insulin-treated diabetic driver is qualified to get behind the wheel.
November 27, 2018Diabetes
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FMCSA Rule Eliminating Exemptions for Diabetic Drivers Takes Effect
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Truck Drivers' Risk for Diabetes Far Greater Than National Average
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Health education specialist Kay Pfeiffer compares diabetic professional truck drivers who are not testing their blood sugar with “driving at night without headlights — and you’re going to crash.”
March 23, 2018
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More Diabetic Drivers Seek Exemptions, but Often Face Long Waits, Groups Say
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The number of insulin-dependent diabetic interstate truck and bus drivers requesting exemptions to stay behind the wheel is on the rise, but the current approval process is time-consuming and medical guidelines can be vague, trucking and diabetes groups said.
May 8, 2017
Government, Safety
FMCSA Seeking Comment on Medical Review Board's Diabetes Recommendations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on a slate of guidelines recommended by the agency’s medical experts for drivers with diabetes to operate commercial motor vehicles.
September 8, 2016
Government, Safety
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FMCSA Mulling Over Whether Exemption Process Is Necessary for Diabetic Drivers
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The Federal Motor Carriers Administration has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under which truck drivers with controlled diabetes would no longer have to apply for medical exemptions.
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