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West Virginia CDL Requirements
Effective January 30, 2012, all CDL holders must declare a self-certification category relating to their type of commerce, and provide a valid updated medical certificate to West Virginia DMV.
Interstate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Intrastate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements. You may have a WV Intrastate Medical Waiver.
Self-Certification With West Virginia DOT
Online PDF from WV DMV: CDL Medical Self-Certification Affidavit (DMV-CDL-3)
Questions? Call 304-926-3801
Keep Your Medical Certificate Current With West Virginia DMV
West Virginia DMV will keep your medical certification status – DOT medical card / waiver / exemption information – with your commercial driving record.
Submit your valid, updated medical card:
By Mail:
Driver Licensing CDL Division
P. O. Box 17010
Charleston, WV 25317
By Fax:
304-926-3890
In Person:
Driver Services window at 5707 MacCorkle Ave, SE in Kanawha City (Charleston) WV outside the Kanawha City Regional Office.
Other Information:
West Virginia Department of Transportation DMV official website – CDL information
Special Information Updates Pertaining To ALL STATES
MEDICAL EXAMINERS MUST CONTINUE TO ISSUE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES TO ALL DRIVERS
The FMCSA has requested that all medical examiners continue providing drivers with a paper copy of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate – Form MCSA-5876, so that Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders can provide a copy to the State licensing agency, and the non-CDL drivers can provide the documentation to their employers and Federal and State enforcement officials.
The Agency is currently completing efforts to put into place an electronic system to enable medical examiners to transmit the medical certificate information from the National Registry system to the State licensing agencies.
Until that system is completed, which compliance date according FMCSA is June 23, 2025, medical examiners must continue to issue paper copies of the medical certificates to drivers who pass the medical exam.
ALL DRIVERS MUST CONTINUE TO CARRY A PAPER COPY OF THEIR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Commercial Drivers – You still need to carry a paper copy of your medical card, until FMCSA announces that this is no longer necessary.
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Do I need to fax or mail all pages of D.O.T. physical or just last page which is form 5876 medical examiner’s certificate
@ Mike K
Usually, all the state requires is a copy of your medical card, nothing else. Best to confirm with your local drivers license department.
If a DOT card is expired how long to you have to renew in WV before you would have to retest for your CDL.
@ Annette
Your best answer will come from you local drivers license department (DLD). Each state has different rules for this situation.
If you have a current dot physical do you have to have another one if it up to date ? Mine is good for six yrs a company telling me I have to have another one , why?
@ Tom
DOT/FMCSA medical certifications can range from 90 days to two years. You can/do not have a valid medical card for 6 years. Maybe a cdl, but not a medical card. So the company is probably correct.
I am submitting my DOT physical for the first time. Do I just send the Medical Examiner’s Certificate page only and they’ll know what to do with it or do I need a cover letter to identify my company along with my DOT#? Wasn’t sure if the certificate was all they needed to start my file or not.
@ Ron
You need to address this question about state process with your states drivers license department. They should be able to guide you through their process.
If I am driving a pickup truck (EXP) Dodge Ram 2500 with a DOT number on the side do I need a medical card?
@ Joe
Most states require a medical card for any driver of a vehicle which is used for commerce. Confirm this with your local drivers license department.
Can you email your new updated Medical Card into the office instead of mailing it in?
@ Derrick McM
Confirm this with your local drivers license department.
Had a stroke in December been cleared by doctors to drive but can’t get a letter of clearance from neurologist until I pass my dot physical what do I do
@ Keith
If you are a class A driver, you are in for a one year waiting period before you can take a DOT/FMCSA medical certification examination. Lesser class cdl, you will fall under your states guidelines and variances.
I have been on disability for about three years and have to renew my license in September and was wondering while being on disability can I still get an up to date medical card for CDL? I will eventually go back to work and don’t want to lose my CDL.
@ Donnie
You can not renew your medical card while on disability.
Are you saying you can’t get a dot physical if you are on disability?
@ Jake
No, what we are saying is there are stipulations, restrictions, guidelines and regulations that will be in place that you will need to provide documentation for. This may require a skills test, observed by a qualified examiner, or additional medical documentation. DOT/FMCSA requirements for a class A driver are strict and acquiring waivers can be tedious.
Thanks for the reply! I’ve only got class b and worked for our highway dept. I had a exemption from the dot physical. Now I’m on disability but want to keep my CDL so I was wondering about the same thing Donnie was.
@ Jake
Since you are a class B cdl holder, you fall under your states guidelines and variances, not federal DOT/FMCSA. The DOT/FMCSA physical was established for class A, OTR drivers, and is much stricter than the states requirements. Check with your local drivers license department for your best answer. They should be able to guide you through their process.
I’m in the same boat with ya Donnie , I know a guy on disability gets his dot card every 2 years .
Does having a Pacemaker automatically disqualify you from getting a CDL and driving a Semi ?
@ @Silver FX
Not if it is just a pacemaker. If your unit has a defibrillator, then it will be a disqualifier.
I just got a new physical and have all of my papers. I will be submitting to WV. I have the address (5707 MacCorkle Ave SE). Can I send certified/request a signature to the Charleston address? Do I have to send to the PO Box number? My doctor’s office told me to send to the MacCorkle Ave. I know DMV’s are open now but only by appt and I don’t know if anyone would be there to sign or not.
There is an office door about 20 feet to the left of main dmv.it’s for commercial drivers.no appointment or wait time. I was in and out in less than a minute.
my husband had a t i a (mild stroke) in May, he went to get his physical card; which he passed, but they told him that he couldn’t for a year. Is this true?
@ jo
For a class A driver, the one year waiting period is correct. Look into intra-state only in the mean time.
I take medication in pill form for diabetes and blood pressure will I need a medical waiver or do I need to even tell the doctor about those medications
@ John B
You do not need a waiver, but you need to answer the questionnaire truthfully. You will need further supporting documentation and a medical release form from your prescribing doctors.
I drive a not for hire box truck, 23,000lbs. Do I need a dot physical?
@ Doyle
Check with your local drivers license department. In most states, if the vehicle is used to promote a profit commercially, it may require a medical card. Your state will have the best answer for you.
We have a box truck that is lighter than that and we are in the process of getting the physical. We live in West Virginia.
Hope that helps
1 it’s not for hire so should be no. 2 CDL required for 26,001 Lbs or more so no there as well as I see it no.
could you please put an email address on here to send your dot card to your fax does not seem to be working
Talking about a broke system I have had a cdl in wv for 20 + years went to renew cdl with new medical card was turned down because they couldn’t’ find past physicals in system. I sent them current and last 3 yrs copies , then said I would have to retest written and driving because there was a 30 day gap between one of them because I had to get my blood pressure down. Can’t believe there’s no grace period for physical but is on the cdl license. Anybody know how to get this lined out without retesting I think this is about somebody having control instead of using some common sense .
@ Greg
It sounds like you are having issues with your local state drivers license department. See about going up to a supervisors level for better answers. You have your supporting information, just make sure you take it with you.
I talked to a supervisor in Charleston wv and this is what told me. He said I should have started 3 months before it expired like I knew I was going to have problem, have never in my life had a blood pressure problem . Is there anybody higher up than the one in the office at Charleston ? This isn’t’ right.
@Greg
Don’t know what else to advise except keep trying to go higher.