Certification-Board DMV Exam (Driver Motor Vehicle (Written Test for California, New York and other states)) Detailed Information
Certify Your DrivingTop ↑
Bus DriverEvery commercial driver must self-certify to the type of commerce he or she intends to drive.
Certain drivers ("excepted" drivers) are no longer required to submit a Medical Examination Certificate to the
DMV. Employers, however, may still require an examination.
Most CDL holders who drive CMVs in interstate commerce are "non-excepted interstate" drivers and will be required to submit a Medical Examination Card. The information from the card becomes part of your
DMV driving record.
If a physical is required, you must obtain it from a physician listed in the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
Which Driver Am I?Top ↑
Drivers certify their driving in person at a
DMV office when applying for a CDL or filing a new medical certificate. Please review the choices below before you apply.
Drivers must choose whether they operate intrastate or interstate and whether the loads they haul will make them "excepted" or "non-excepted."
Interstate or Intrastate (Choose One)
INTERSTATE – operating inside or outside the State of Nevada
INTRASTATE – operating within the borders of Nevada
Non-Excepted or Excepted (Choose One)
NON-EXCEPTED – Medical Examination Required
Permits the operation of a commercial motor vehicle by a driver who is subject to and meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R part 391 with respect to qualifications of drivers to include physical qualifications and examinations.
EXCEPTED – Medical Examination Not Required
If you intend on operating a CMV only for any of the purposes below, you are not required to obtain a medical examination:
To transport school children and/or school staff between home and school only. Transporting children for extracurricular activities will require a medical examination.
As Federal, State or local government employees;
Fire truck or rescue vehicle drivers during emergencies and other related activities;
Primarily in the transportation of propane winter heating fuel when responding to an emergency condition requiring immediate response such as damage to a propane gas system after a storm or flooding;
In response to a pipeline emergency condition requiring immediate response such as a pipeline leak or rupture;
In custom harvesting on a farm or to transport farm machinery and supplies used in the custom harvesting operation to and from a farm or to transport custom harvested crops to storage or market;
Beekeeper in the seasonal transportation of bees;
Controlled and operated by a farmer, but is not a combination vehicle (power unit and towed unit), and is used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery or farm supplies (no placardable hazardous materials) to and from a farm and within 150 air-miles of the farm;
As a private motor carrier of passengers for non-business purposes;
To transport migrant workers; or
To transport human corpses or sick or injured persons;
About Medical CardsTop ↑
The requirements for medical examinations by the State do not supersede any requirements your employer may have.
Once you have self-certified, any changes to your certification must be done in person.
When submitting your new medical card, you are not required to recertify unless there is a change to your certification.
Drivers will be responsible for ensuring all information is complete on the MEC and the information is legible. If the information is illegible or incomplete, the driver will be required to obtain a new MEC.
The long-form medical examination is not accepted.
The
DMV currently accepts the card from the FMCSA 649 form and the new Medical Examiner's Certificate (MCSA-5876). As of April 20, 2016, the
DMV will accept only the MCSA-5876.
Commercial driver license (CDL) holders must inform the Department of Motor Vehicles (
DMV) regarding the type of commercial motor vehicle operation they drive in or expect to drive in with their CDL. Drivers are required to have a current medical examination report on file with
DMV to obtain a "certified" medical status as part of their driving record. CDL holders required to have a "certified" medical status who fail to provide and keep their medical examination up-to-date with
DMV will become "not-certified" and they may lose their CDL.
California CDL holders must determine whether they operate in interstate or intrastate commerce.
INTERSTATE means:
From California to another State or a foreign country; or
Between two places within California, but during part of the trip, the CMV crosses into another State or foreign country; or
Between two places within California, but the cargo or passengers are part of a trip that began or will end in another State or foreign country.
INTRASTATE means:
You are restricted to operating commercially within California;
You may only transport cargo that originates in and the final destination is in California;
While driving commercially, you may not cross state or international borders.
California Commercial Driver License Self Certification
