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Louisiana CDL Requirements
All Louisiana CDL holders are required to be medically qualified to drive a CMV by the means of a valid DOT medical certificate, 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.
Submitting your Medical Certificate to Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Office of Motor Vehicles.
Submit the following documents:
- Supplemental Form For CDL Application – form DPSMV 2211 – download the form here.
- A current Physical Examination Form with a current Medical Examiner’s Certificate – form DPSMV 2219 – download the form here from Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.
By Mail:
P.O. Box 64886
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
By Fax:
225-925-3901
By Email:
OMV_CDL_medical@dps.la.gov in PDF format
In Person:
At any Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles location.
Other Information:
CDL Self Certification Medicals Policy
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. However, until that system is completed, 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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I’m in Texas working for swift I have a Louisiana cdl A with a dot card all in Louisiana I’m asking a question do I need to register my dot medical card in Louisiana
@ John
If your drivers license is in Louisiana, then yes. Which ever state your drivers license is issued, requires your medical certificate be on file with the state.
I had to renew my physical doctors card in Texas. My question is… I’m from louisiana,and how do I SUBMIT my new physical card from Texas, to Louisiana
@ Rex S
Check with the Louisiana DLD for the best answer.
I have a defibrillator and need to get a physical they are saying a defibrillator is not like a pace maker. My doctor told me a defibrillator is better than a pace maker. Will I still be able to get a medical card and physical I am in Louisiana?? Please Help need to go back to work?? 06/04/2018
@ Herman
Lots depend on the class driver license you carry. Class A OTR, FMCSA says no to passing your physical. Lesser classes or intra-state only and you should not have any issues, if all else is normal.
My husband’s company required a CDL. He is now retired & wants to keep his CDL – CLASS B license. He has always been required to get an updated medical exam annually due to high blood pressure. Where can he obtain the form for the doctor to complete (his company always did this)? Also can he fax it to OMV, email it or does it need to be returned in person?
@ LGA
The medical examiner who does the DOT medical certification exam will have all the forms needed. Check with OMV for the fax question.
If I lost the Orginal set of copies I received from the doctor. Can I get a replacement copy of my CDL physical from my job and update my physical with that?
@ Romalice
You do not need a copy to have a new DOT physical done. And yes, you could request a copy from your work so you have a copy for yourself
If u have a medical card and it not link can I use the one I have till it expires
@Cometric
No.
What do you need to carry with you. Medical card and long form or just card?
@Joe
By law FMCSA requires just medical card, not long form.
I have been cleared by my personal doctor and a cardiologist but the DOTD doctor refuses to clear me beginning 3/7/17 – 3/28/17..she says it will take that long for her to read all my records and give a decision. Meanwhile she refuses to fill out a short term disability form so I can at least have money coming in. Can she do this?
@Richard
That sounds very unusual. 3 weeks to read records??? Maybe go somewhere else for your DOT physical.
Is a medical card required in Louisiana for a chauffeurs license, and if company requires it is it reimbursable by law?
@Ed
Most states grandfathered the chauffeurs license into existence, but it became a Class A license and now requires a valid medical card to maintain it.
As far as a company requiring a valid medical card and paying for it… That’s a question for the company and their policy, not a fed issue. Some companies do and others don’t pay, but it’s a company issue.
I need to take test for CDL don’t have an medical form I’m not currently with a company yet. How can I attain an long form for doctor?
@Keisha
Make sure the doctor is a certified medical examiner, and that office will have the forms. You should not have to provide the forms to the doctor.
Do I have to send in paperwork to the dmv when I take my physical
@Scott
Yes, the driver is responsible to get a copy of the latest medical card to DMV to be recorded with your drivers license.
If the medical card expires does the CDL expires too? Do I have to renew both of them or just the medical card?
@Jennifer
Just renew the medical card and update a copy with drivers license department.
You cannot drive on an expired medical card. Your drivers license may be downgraded if you do not update DMV with your new medical card within their time frame. Each state treats this process in their own way.
I have a question i went got my dot physical they give me a 3 month say i need a sleep apena test can i go some where esle this is in Louisiana
@Lamar
If you feel that the test may be uncalled for and you have no issues with your sleep, then you are welcome to get a second opinion from anywhere you like.
I quit driving a commercial vehicle but want to keep my cdl seeing how hard they are to get do they have anything you can do to not have to have the physical unless you start driving again. No one can hire you without a current medical card, so they should have something so you don’t have to give up your cdl
How long do I have to get my dot physical renewed after it expires?
@Glenn
Your medical card died at midnight of its expiration date. You can get it renewed any time.
Just be sure not to drive on an expired medical card. Depending on the state, each state is different, your license may shortly be downgraded.
My D/L# (edited by admin). I would like to know how much time I have to get medical certification requirements? I receive my letter, on 04/25/2015. THANK YOU.
@Charles
We are not affiliated with any federal or state agency.
You’ll need to contact your state drivers license department.
went to get my physical renewed told would not renew it. gave me a 30 day renewal cause I need to get sleep apnea test said it was a new law for 2015 is this true in Louisiana? If not can I got get another opinion if company lets. the place we go is where company says to go get physical
No new laws regarding sleep apnea, so go else where or get a second opinion. Ask to see the law, just be polite. Can’t show you a law that does not exist.
For more information on this issue see our series of articles on Sleep Apnea Screening.