Email: [email protected] [1] Put your first and last name in the subject line. In the event that you need to confirm receipt of your e-mailed medical certificate, DMV will track it using the information in the subject line.
Fax: 518-486-4421 or 518-486-3260 Make a note of the fax number you are faxing from. In the event that you need to confirm receipt of your faxed medical certificate, DMV will track it using the fax number you faxed from.
Mail:
NYS DMV
Medical Certification Unit
PO Box 2601
Albany, NY 12220-0601
Federal regulations require that every commercial learner permit (CLP) holder or driver license (CDL) holder certify to the type of commercial driving they currently perform (or expect to perform).
The DMV will send CDL/CLP holders a "Notice of Non-Compliance and License Downgrade" if their medical certificate on file expires resulting in their medical certification status becoming "Not Certified." CDL holders will be downgraded to a non-CDL class if an updated Medical Examiners Certificate (MCSA-5876) is not submitted and added to the drivers record within 55 days of the letter date. CLP holders will have their permits cancelled if an updated Medical Examiners Certificate (MCSA-5876) is not submitted and added to the drivers record within 55 days of the letter date. Employers that subscribe to the NY State License Event Notification Service (LENS) [2] can sign up to receive notification of these status changes. Passenger carriers enrolled in the 19-A system will also receive status change notifications.
If you have a commercial driver license, Class A, B or C or CDL permit issued by the NY State DMV you must certify the type of driving you do anytime you perform a license transaction (other than an address change, or duplicate license). You will be required to choose only one driving type from the four federal driving types listed below.
You must also keep a current USDOT Medical Examiners Certificate on file with DMV if you self-certify to a Non-Excepted Driving type (NA or NI).
Commercial driving operation is permitted across state lines, and you are required to meet the Federal medical requirements.
Commercial driving operation is restricted to New York State only, and you are required to meet the Federal medical requirements.
Commercial driving operation is permitted across state lines for excepted operation only and you are exempt from the Federal medical requirements.
Commercial driving operation is restricted to New York State, permitted for excepted operation only and you are exempt from the Federal medical requirements.
Note: If you cannot meet the criteria for one of the driving types defined above, you can no longer hold a CDL. You must go to a DMV office and downgrade to a non-commercial class driver license.
You must get a USDOT physical performed by a medical examiner listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) National Registry. To find an approved medical examiner, you can either go to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiner Search [8], or call FMCSA at (202) 366-4001 and ask to speak to a representative. Once your physical is complete, the medical examiner will give you a Medical Examiners Certificate (Form MCSA-5876). To avoid a downgrade or cancellation of your CDL/CLP, you must take this certificate to the DMV when you apply for your CLP/CDL, or fax/email it to the NY State DMV Medical Certification Unit. (See important reminders below.)
DMV will send notifications regarding CDL/CLP downgrade/cancellation events to passenger carriers enrolled in the 19-A system. Drivers can also monitor their own CLP/CDL medical certification status through MyDMV [9] and subscribe for text and/or email notifications [10].
You are only eligible for the HazMat or Hazmat/Tank Endorsement [5] if you are age 21 or older and you meet the Federal medical requirements.
If your USDOT Medical Examiner's Certificate [11] indicates "must be accompanied by a Diabetic, Hearing, Seizure or Vision waiver exemption or an SPE Certificate," you must have a Medical Variance [12] issued by FMCSA.
If you fail to maintain current, updated information with the DMV, you will lose your commercial driving privileges.
Fax: 518-486-4421 or 518-486-3260
Email: [email protected] [1]
Mail:
NYS DMV
Medical Certification Unit
PO Box 2601
Albany, NY 12220-0601
Enroll in MyDMV [9]
For federal definitions of the four driving types, visit the FMCSA web site [13].
National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Search [14]