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Minnesota CDL Requirements
Minnesota Statutes requires all CDL holders to certify the type of commercial operation they’re engaged in.
Interstate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Intrastate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
- All commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders, Class A, B or C, must complete and submit the self-certification form for initial, renewal or change in class application.
- All CDL holders with a school bus endorsement MUST submit a current medical examiner’s certificate.
- If there is a change in your medical status or interstate/intrastate status you MUST provide a new self-certification form.
Submitting your Medical Certificate to Minnesota
Submit the following two documents:
- Commercial Driver License Medical Self-certification Form – download the form here Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services Division.
- Copy of your valid DOT medical card (Medical card only, not the long form.) Enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible.
By Mail:
Driver and Vehicle Services Division
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 180
St. Paul, MN 55101-5180
By Fax:
(651) 297-4447
In Person:
Any local Driver and Vehicle Services Offices
Other Information:
Website: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
For all other concerns you can call 651-297-5029.
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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I took a dot physical in October 2016 and received a one year card. However I had to go to the hospital in February of 2017. Do I need to get a new physical now?
@Jake
FMCSA says yes, according to the guidelines and federal regs.
I had heard that a DOT physical needed to be done by a different physican/NP other than your regular medical physician. Is that correct?
@Brenda
A DOT medical certification should be done by an FMCSA certified medical examiner.
Your regular medical physician cannot do the physical unless he/she is FMCSA certified to do this exam.
My brother-in-law just failed his 2 year re-certification physical because he was considered over weight. The Dr. gave him a 3 month certificate and said he needed to loose 12 pounds in the next 3 months!
I have never heard of the regultions being so strict before….if this is true a lot of truckers and school bus drivers will loose their job.
Please let me know of any restrictions concerning weight and neck size!
@Wendy
There is no such a thing in the federal regulations. So there must be something else that is getting the CME all excited. How does a 12 pound weight loss move you from over-weight to normal?
I heard something about the neck size. I don’t know if they passed it or not.
@ Joy
When FMCSA first thought about screening for OSA, neck size and BMI were going to be part of the evaluation. That information went out and everyone who saw $ signs jumped in. Then it all got retracted, by DOT/FMCSA, within a month. But the promise of $ for nothing took over some of the chain ‘Doc in a Box” thinking, since they were already in bed with sleep study groups.
OSA should present with a multitude of signs and symptoms before requesting a sleep study. Neck size and BMI are only possiblity indicators.
If my DOT physical expires on 6/9, but I don’t get it done until the end of the month will my CDL be downgraded?
@Liz
Each state treats this process differently. Check with your local drivers license department to be sure.
Just can’t drive until you get your medical card in your hand don’t get caught with out it they will fine and pull your license.
Yes it will be downgraded in Mn.
I had a full physical in December if I want a health card now does that physical still work or do I need another physical ?
@Jayson
You need a complete new DOT physical for a DOT medical card.
I just got my DOT physical to renew my medical card in Mn and the nurse said I don’t need to bring anything to DPS since it’s in the data base. Is that correct, or do I need to bring a copy to my local DPS?
@Chris
That’s incorrect.
The medical examiner’s office submits information online to the Federal/NRCME database.
It is the driver’s responsibility to ensure that a copy of the new medical card is updated with their driver’s license at their state driver’s licence department. The SDLA may also require an updated self-certification form.
How old do you half to be for intra dot health card my son is 18 and wants to drive my roll off 26000 registered mn can he get card
@Shawn
Yes he can get a medical card. 18 -21 years old for intrastate, but confirm this with your local drivers license department.
Do I have to get a health card before taking the CDL test or do I have to wait until after I passed the CDL and all the endorsements?
@Lincoln
Most states want a medical certificate before the cdl exam. But check with your state drivers license department to confirm.
How do i get a replacement card if i lost mine?
@Brittney
Call the office where you had your physical done and find out what you need to do to get a replacement.