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Illinois CDL Requirements

Illinois law requires all CDL drivers to have a valid DOT medical card, unless the type of commerce you drive qualifies as ‘Excepted’ (EI) or (EA).

  • Non-Excepted Interstate (NI)
    You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
  • Non-Excepted Intrastate (NA)
    You must meet your State of licensure’s medical certification requirements.

 

CDL Self-Certification

Initial self-certification and submission of a Medical Examiner’s Certificate, can only be done…
In Person:
At one of  47 Illinois CDL facilities.

 

Medical Certificate Update

If you are a non-excepted interstate (NI) driver, you must provide the Secretary of State’s office with all updates of your Medical Certificate and/or Medical Variances prior to the corresponding expiration date(s).

After the initial self-certification, Medical Certificates (medical card only, not the long form) can later be renewed…

By Mail:
Secretary of State’s Office
Attn: CDL/Medical Area
2701 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, Il 62723

By Fax:
(217) 558-5156

By Email:
cdlmedicalcard@ilsos.net
Attach a scanned PDF file

Questions:
If you have any questions regarding your Medical Examiner’s Certificate
you may telephone (217) 785-3002

Other CDL Information:
Website: http://ilsos.net/departments/drivers/drivers_license/CDL/cdl.html

TIP: Not Driving, But Want to Keep Your CDL
Illinois SOS states:
“These CDL holders must continue to keep the medical certificate valid or change their medical category to one other than NI.”

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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Comments

  1. Mike says

    September 30, 2023 at 3:15 pm

    I’m trying to get my CLP to start training. Do I need to pass the written test before the DOT physical, or DOT physical before taking written test? Also, do I go to one of the 47 CDL facilities listed above to get my DOT physical, or do I go somewhere else for the physical and then bring the results of the physical to the CDL facility to self certify?

    Reply
    • Trucker Docs™ says

      October 1, 2023 at 10:25 am

      @ Mike
      Since your cdl is a state issued document, it will be best if you confirm with the local divers license department (DLD) for guidance in their process and sequence of events.

      Reply
  2. Andre a says

    September 16, 2023 at 4:17 am

    I got a letter saying my cdl is suspended and i just turn in my license because my medial card was not updated in Illinois. I had my medical card this whole time and the medical medical center said they will notice the dmv and they didn’t. The paper said in 5 days is the date of cancellation can i still go to dmv to update my medical card with them

    Reply
    • Trucker Docs™ says

      September 17, 2023 at 7:18 am

      @ Andre a
      More than likely, but confirm with your local DLD.

      Reply
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