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Alaska CDL Requirements
Alaska law requires all CDL drivers to have a valid DOT medical card, unless the type of commerce you drive qualifies as ‘Excepted’.
Interstate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Intrastate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
CDL Medical and Self Certifying Verification
If you are applying for an original, duplicate or renewal of your Commercial Driver License (CDL), please take all required forms to your local DMV.
If your CDL is current, you may submit the Self Certification Form and Medical Card in the following manner —
Submit the following two documents:
- Medical and Self Certifying Verification – Form 413 – download the form here from Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.
- Copy of your valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate (Medical card only, not the long form.) Enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible.
By Mail:
Anchorage Driver Licensing – Medical
1300 W. Benson Blvd, Suite 100
Anchorage, AK 99503-3689
By Email:
doa.dmv.adl@alaska.gov
Use PDF format only. In your email, please include a good contact number to reach you.
In Person:
At your local DMV Office.
Note:
DMV cannot accept faxed copies.
Your DMV record will be updated with your current medical information within 10 calendar days from the date of receipt.
Other Contact Information:
Website: http://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/
Questions on the self certification process — Phone: 907-269-3770
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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updated 11/13/18
So at the clinic, the examiner says that the employer can request that an individual take a blood test for dot physical is that true? And the examiner says you have to read 5 letters from each line to pass the test.
@ Heather
The company can request it, but you do not have to submit to it. And it is not a part of the DOT/FMCSA protocol or procedures. Eye test is to read the lowest line possible from 20 feet away. Standard eye chart, you need to read a complete line from line 5 and go as low as possible.
In 2009 I had a TAI,minnie stroke..I’m under doctors care,taking meds..Went to doctor in hospital, who does examines…passed the stuff nurse can do…however when doc came into room he asked if I had tai, I said yes 14 years ago..He said since I had minnie stroke , Im out and can’t get cdl..then I went to my primary doc. and all he did was look at previous doc notes..said what other doc said..I haven’t had any other episodes and had cdl up until last year but because of high blood psi I was told when blood psi under control then pass me..Alaska dmv had me check InnerState Non-exempted
@ Albert B
Who ever did your medical certification examination does not understand the DOT/FMCSA guidelines and regulations. Your blood pressure needs to be under 140/90 and your medical card should be good for one year at the time. The TIA will require additional information from your cardiologist, but you should be fine. Again medical card good for a year at the time.
Thank You..Al B
What happens if I no longer use my CDL? I took a job that doesn’t require it and the job doesn’t require drug testing so I was thinking about starting marijuana but I would like to know what will happen to my CDL. Also my medical card is expiring, is it ok to just let it expire because I no longer need it?
@ Adrianna
Most state require a valid medical card to maintain a cdl. And if there is no medical card, then the state down grades your cdl to a standard drivers license. Confirm with your local drivers license department.
If someone’s medical expires do they lose their cdl? and who would they notify that they renewed your medical so that they don’t lose their cdl?
@ Jesse
Most states want a copy of your medical card to maintain your cdl. Check with your local DLD for guidance.
My MEC expired 7/27/2024. I am not driving commercially, but want to keep my endorsement. Can I get it re-instated before my DL expires with a new, updated medical exam?
@ Janette
Most likely, most states are a few weeks behind. So get the exam done and get a copy of your medical card to your local DLD ASAP
Do I need a cdl to drive a mobile crane from job to job on the roadway in Alaska?
@ Casey
Most states require a medical card to operate any vehicle that is used in commerce. Not sure about a cdl. Check with your local driver license department for guidance in this situation.
Can a driver with a non commercial license from Alaska have his medical exam in CA to gain his commercial license in Alaska?
I have renewed the medical exam in other cases, but just verifying first and initial exam is ok.
Thanks
Dr Janet
@ Dr. Janet S
For a class A, yes, because it will be a federal. For a lesser class cdl, it will fall under the states requirements.
Do you need an endorsement to drive a commercial vehicle in other states with a Alaska issued CDL
@ Fredo
If you are within the USA territories, then you should be fine.
CME’s pass out misinformation in Arizona. First, I was told by Family Medical Walk-in in Prescott Valley that they can only do medical exam if you have an Ariazona license.
The Conseco on Black Canyon Highway in Phoenix said they cannot do physical if license is expired, even if you have State-issued ID card. If that was true someone getting a CDL for the first time could not get a physical.
DOT has really made this more difficult. My Primary Care Physician used to do the exam with no problem and put it on my insurance, now it is over $100 if you can find anyone who will do the exam and fill out the form. And I an sue to leave for Alaska to get my new license tomorrow !
@ Sharon H
A valid drivers license is all that is needed and you can have your DOT medical examination anywhere in the US, as long as it is a registered CME.
Actually I was incorrect with my earlier comment about the email being wrong. I just got an email back from the email listed on your site. It does list a different one in the 413 document though. My bad.
@ Lucas
It’s cool.
The email link you provided above is incorrect. It says, “doa.dmv.adl@alaska.gov” when it should be “doa.dmv.cdl@alaska.gov”.
Hi, I have a class B end P. Alaska CDL. My BD is April 2 ,and need renewal this year. I am in Wa.St. And will not be in Alaaska until Early Aug. I have all my papers current. Can I renew on line or over the phone. Thanks
My MEC expired 7/27/2024. I am not driving commercially, but want to keep my endorsement. Can I get it re-instated before my DL expires with a new, updated medical exam?
What form does the physician need to complete?
@ MaryAnn
The FMCSA forms. He/she should have them in the office.
If my blood pressure is fine and I have no signs of anything else just because I am obese for my height does a physician have the right to draw my blood for a dot medical examiners card to chk for diabetes, thyroid etc…
@Christina
The job of the Certified Medical Examiner (CME), is to determine “Medical fitness for duty” to operate a commercial motor vehicle, that’s all.
He isn’t supposed to make any other diagnosis or treatment protocol calls. So unless there was some special circumstances that presented during your medical examination that prompted him to draw blood, he may be over-stepping his boundaries as a CME for the DOT.
I do not know the laws in Alaska, there may be some reason for such activity that I am unaware of.
They test for diabetes through a urine sample. That’s part of the regular testing for a CDL medical exam. They should not be drawing blood at all. That’s not part of the exam. If you are obese however the new rule is that you have to take a sleep apnea test and you have to pass it otherwise if you fail it they will give you an extension on your CDL exam until you’ve worn the pap machine for a certain. Of time and then turned in positive results showing that you use it. And then they will give you your renewed CDL exam