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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.
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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Currently serving a one year suspension for 1st dui..medical card expires in November since I won’t be using cdl for another year do I have to renew it or wait until it’s time to be reinstated
@ Demartrae H
Wait for re-instatement.
I had a class A CDL in Texas. My medical card expired in June of 2023. I obtained a class C Louisiana license in November of 2023. How can I get my CDL in Louisiana?
@ John
That will be a question for Louisiana DOT – drivers license department.