{"id":28948,"date":"2020-05-01T09:20:53","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T16:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=28948"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T18:33:24","slug":"medical-examination-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/dmv-virtual-office\/medical-examination-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Examination Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p>Submit a CDL Medical Examination Report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/dmv-virtual-office\/medical-examination-report\/medical-examination-submission-form\/\">Submit Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-container shadow-box\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-874756b2-bd77-433d-82e0-c4c7f061a966\">Before you begin:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-1a54fd46-6bb5-407b-8e9e-5ef2643269e4\">As a Commercial Driver&#8217;s License (CDL) holder, you are required to submit a medical report dated within the last two years, every two years. You are required to submit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-f7ba00f7-e153-4a6e-b136-9e9788e506d3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A valid (original or copy) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmcsa.dot.gov\/regulations\/medical\/medical-examination-report-form-commercial-driver-medical-certification\">federal MER MCSA-5875 form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmcsa.dot.gov\/regulations\/medical\/medical-examiners-certificate-commercial-driver-medical-certification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medical Examiner\u2019s Certificate Form, (MEC) MCSA-5876<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3ab1b5d3-10e1-4646-9124-77d0ae45b02d\">These forms need to be completed by a United States (U.S.) licensed doctor of medicine (M.D.), licensed doctor of osteopathy (D.O.), licensed physician&#8217;s assistant (P.A.), registered advanced practice nurse (APN), or licensed doctor of chiropractic when you apply for a DL or learner&#8217;s permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d12a9f29-e3e6-41f3-911c-37331dbe8fd5\">Drivers who hold certificates to drive school buses, School Pupil Activity Bus Certificate (SPAB), youth buses, General Public Paratransit Vehicle (GPPV), or farm labor vehicles must have their medical examinations given by doctors of medicine, licensed physician&#8217;s assistant, registered advanced practice nurse, or a chiropractor who is listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (CVC \u00a712517.2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-b4e96888-ef2e-4ae6-8cf1-844d8e5051e7\">Refer to the <a href=\"\/portal\/file\/california-commercial-driver-handbook-pdf\/\">Commercial Driver License Handbook (PDF)<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-a16cec51-4aaa-45a1-9a73-63d53da9417e\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"block-note\"><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> If your commercial license is expired, suspended or lost; do not use this application.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">How To Submit Medical Examination Report (Step-by-Step)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<lite-youtube\n\tjs-api\n\tparams=\"modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0&#038;enablejsapi=1\"\n\tvideoid=\"o706nkjjPQU\"\n\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cmef.png');\"\n\tdata-title=\"Commercial Medical Submission Form\"\t>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=o706nkjjPQU\" class=\"lty-playbtn lty__playbtn \" title=\"\">\n\t\t<span class=\"lty__context mb-30 ml-30 mr-30\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lty__button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-play-btn\" fill=\"currentColor\" height=\"36\" width=\"36\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-play-youtube-video-75042\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-play-youtube-video-75042\">Play YouTube Video<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1775060513#icon-play-btn\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lty__media-title\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCommercial Medical Submission Form\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lty__media-duration\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2:31\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Submit Medical Examination Report (Step-by-Step)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":11983,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"dmv_page_popups":[],"dmv_ribbon_color":"#FDF8F1","dmv_top_illustration":"","dmv_page_title":"","dmv_page_subtitle":"","dmv_exclude_from_search_results":false,"dmv_allowed_editors":[],"dmv_display_translate_button":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1297],"tags":[],"dmv_task":[66],"dmv_functional_page_type":[63],"dmv_content_type":[],"class_list":["post-28948","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-virtual-office","dmv_task-driver-safety","dmv_functional_page_type-service-portal"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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