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Mississippi CDL Requirements
All CDL drivers in the State of Mississippi are required 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.
Submitting your Medical Certificate to Mississippi Department of Public Safety
In Person:
Submit your valid DOT medical card, original. (Only the medical card, not the long form.)
Currently Mississippi will not accept mailed in, faxed, or emailed copies of a medical card.
Online: (Information updated October 2014)
You may now submit your new medical card information online at this link Mississippi DPS CDL Medical Card Submission.
Other Information:
Mississippi DPS – Commercial Operator License
Phone: 601-987-1334
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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If you go to take your dot physical and everything else is good but your A1C is not good and they tell you I can’t issue a card right now and didn’t complete the physical and don’t give you any paperwork saying anything.Do it get reported ?
@ Shana McG
If paperwork was not completed, then nothing was reported to the national registry.
What test do the medical examiner run? Does age make a difference in how you pass?
@ Tyler
It is a basic medical/physical examination. Age only comes into play with certain conditions.
I have my Cdl A. But, no health card. Are they no longer available as Cdl A license or what.
@ Harry G
Most states require a valid medical caed to maintain a class A cdl. Find a DOT/FMCSA medical examiner, get a new medical card and get it registered with the state, before you are automatically down graded.
I’m no longer driving CMVs at this present time because I’m drinky POV for Uber, is there a way to not be required to have a valid DOT for this? As excepted?
@ Aaron
You will need to check with your local drivers license department for their process in this matter.
How do I check to see if my CDL is valid
@ John J
Check with your local drivers license department.
I drive a school bus in Tallahatchie county and need my cdl renewed. Do I have to have a physical and medical card
@ Patricia J C-M
You fall under the states guidelines and requirements. Best to confirm with your local drivers license department. The physical examination is part of the medical card process.
Does MS give a grace period for an expired DOT physical? If so how long do I have before MS revokes my CDL?
@ Aaron
You will need to confirm this information with your local drivers license department.
I was taken out because I broke my foot. The lady at the highway patrol office had me go on the website and show my CDL as medical card exempt. I wouldn’t get caught driving a truck that requires a DOT card like that but it would hold your CDL. I don’t remember how long letting it expire would keep your CDL but it does cost about $100 to reinstate it.
My CDL is a Mississippi CDL. Can I take my DOT physical in AL?
@ Joseph L
Yes, your medical is federal and can be taken anywhere with a registered medical examiner.