The Chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Medical Programs Division has confirmed that the agency is working with states to implement the electronic integration of Medical Examiner's Certificates into the CDL Information System. To date, nine states (Alabama, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin) have adopted this procedure.

Under this rule:

1. Medical Examiners will transmit the results of the driver's exam to the FMCSA within one day of the exam;

2. FMCSA will electronically transmit, from the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners to the State Driver License Agencies, driver identification information, examination results, and restriction information from examinations performed for holders of commercial learner's permits or commercial driver's licenses (both interstate and intrastate);

3. FMCSA will electronically transmit to the SDLAs medical variance information for all commercial motor vehicle drivers;

4. SDLAs will then post on the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) driver record the driver identification, examination results, and restriction information received electronically from FMCSA; and

5. Motor carriers will no longer be required to verify that CLP/CDL drivers are certified by a certified medical examiner listed on the National Registry.

According to FMCSA, each state is required to implement this procedure by the compliance date of June 23, 2025. But the agency said it is not aware at this time if all states will meet the compliance date.