Med Card Self Certification Sync

State DOT Medical Card Self-Certification Sync

Drivers with a CDL must self-certify their operating status with their state driver licensing agency under § 383.71. The carrier must verify this in the DQF.

Four self-certification options

1. Non-excepted Interstate (NI) — interstate commerce; must hold current Federal medical certificate
2. Excepted Interstate (EI) — interstate but exempt from Federal medical requirements
3. Non-excepted Intrastate (NA) — within one state; state medical standards apply
4. Excepted Intrastate (EA) — within one state; state-issued medical card or no card required

For most motor carriers operating interstate, drivers self-certify NI.

State DOT verification

• Driver submits self-certification to state DMV
• State updates the CDL record
• State issues confirmation of self-cert

DQF documentation

The DQF should contain:

• Copy of driver's self-certification (often a state form)
• Copy of medical card (if NI/NA)
• Copy of CDL showing the self-certification status

What changes when self-cert lapses

• Driver loses commercial driving privileges in the state
• CDL is invalidated until self-cert is restored
• Carrier may not allow driver in safety-sensitive function until restored

Medical certificate-CDL link

• Medical certificate expiration → driver's self-cert may need update with state
• State has 60-90 days to update CDL after self-cert
• During grace period, driver continues normal operation IF self-cert is current

How Compass tracks

• Driver's CDL status from state DMV (via continuous monitoring if SambaSafety connected)
• Self-certification status (NI/EI/NA/EA)
• Medical certificate expiration relative to CDL renewal
• Flag drivers whose CDL is suspended/revoked

Common pitfall

Driver renews CDL but forgets to update self-certification. State allows the renewal but flags the file. Compass catches this via SambaSafety integration.

CFR citations

• 49 CFR § 383.71
• 49 CFR § 391.51

How Compass surfaces this

This skill is searchable in Compass Ask and runs against the carrier's actual fleet data when invoked from the relevant tracker. Read-only; no actions taken without explicit user approval.

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