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Nebraska CDL Requirements
The State of Nebraska requires all CDL drivers 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.
Effective January 1, 2012 , all individuals holding a Nebraska Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) are required to certify to the DMV what type of operation they engage in no later than January 30, 2014. In addition, if you operate in Interstate Non-Excepted, you are required to provide the DMV with a copy of your Medical Examiner’s Certificate and keep current with the DMV.
Drivers who cannot meet these requirements or do not wish to retain their CDL can visit any driver licensing office and downgrade their CDL to a Class O (car license). This downgrade must take place by the required deadline in the letter. Failure to provide the appropriate documentation or to downgrade to a Class O license by the required deadline in the letter will result in the cancellation of your CDL.
If you have kept your address current with the DMV, a letter will be sent to you from the DMV between January 1, 2012 and January 30, 2014, requesting you to complete a Self Certification Categories Certificate. You will be required to return this form and any accompanying documentation to the DMV main office by the required deadline in the letter.
If you do not receive a letter from the DMV by December 1, 2013, follow the process below:
Self Certifying with Nebraska Motor Vehicles Driver Licensing Services
Submit the following two documents:
- CDL Data Form – download the form here from DMV Nebraska.
- Copy of your valid DOT medical card (Medical card only, not the long form.) Enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible.
In Person:
Bring the documents with you to the DMV Main Office
Nebraska State Office Building
Driver Licensing Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Keep Your Medical Certificate Current with Nebraska DMV
If you certify as Category A: Interstate and Non-Excepted, it will be your responsibility to keep your medical examiner’s certificate current with the DMV at all times. Please be aware that the Nebraska DMV will not be sending you reminders to keep this information current.
In the future, submit your renewed medical examiner’s certificate (medical card – not long form) to the DMV prior to the expiration of your current medical examiner’s certificate. If you fail to do so, your Commercial Driver License will be cancelled.
By Mail:
Department of Motor Vehicles Driver Licensing Services
P.O. Box 94726
Lincoln, NE 68509
By Fax:
(402) 471-3157
By Email:
dmv.exam-medcert@nebraska.gov (scanned copies)
Other Information:
Website: DMV Nebraska official government website
Nebraska CDL Self Certification Categories
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 have a few questions I live in Nebraska
1 if I have a seizure disorder does that automatically disqualify me?
2 Can my neurologist fill out the exam papers since she knows me and my condition best, and I’ve been with her forever?
3. If I don’t agree with the first person Igo to, and it’s denied or incomplete because I don’t get along with the doctor doing it because they’re being rude and walk out. Is that record sent somewhere and is there a way to get a copy of if I was denied and if so what there reasoning is
If a seizure disorder does disqualify me is there a way to get around it if I’ve been seizure free for 4yrs, but I’m still on the same meds I’ve been on for close to 4yrs.
Would a recommendation from my neurologist help including the EEGS we’ve done for the last several years that show no seizure activity at all for all those years
If all driving is done intrastate, is a medical certification required?
@ Kevin B
Most states require a valid medical card for any vehicle that is used for commerce. Interstate and intra-state. Confirm this with your local drivers license department since each state has different rules and guidelines.
what qualifies a person to not have a medical card
I am an owner operator don’t leave state stay within a 100 miles have had a cdl for 20 years never needed one before am a conservation contractor do I need a medical card.
@ Don
You need to check with your local drivers license department for their requirements.
If you forgot to give the DMV a copy of your med card how long would your CDL be cancelled
@ Brian
You will need to check with your local drivers license department for the best answer.
Can an employer disqualify me from driving with only a high level of sugar in a signal urine test. I have since gotten a blood test. The results will be in before my next scheduled shift. However, my employer is not letting me work because she needs the shift confirmed filled and cannot wait for my results. Is this legal?
@ Randy
This sounds like company policy, and if it is, then it would be legal. Ask to see the company policy that the HR department has on file.
I didn’t get my medical card faxed over in time because I didn’t receive the notice saying it was due and I didn’t pay attention to the due date.I though it was a later time.I was wondering if there’s a grace period?
I lost my dot physical card how do I get a copy of my card?
@Edward
Call the office where you got you card and ask them if you can get a copy.
Is there an email address that I can send my certificate to?
I am on medical leave and my CDL medical examiners card expires in June. I will not be back to work by then.
What do I need to do to not lose my license?
Do I receive an actual medical Card to keep in my wallet or is it just the large Medical Examiners certificate form, which is to bulky for a wallet?
@Lynn
It is the large form. Since the FMCSA examiners forms were changed in 2016, they may not be changed/reduced, so they cannot be reduced to wallet size. Some examiners reduce them to a tri-fold, but it is still bulkier than the credit card size.
If I drive a farm plated truck only within 150 miles of my residence, and only haul my farm produce, I no longer need a cdl, however do I need a health card? How about a dot number? I was wandering also if I keep my cdl do I need a health card?
@Ken
DOT Physical DOCTORS website focuses on interstate federal regulations and drivers.
You’ll need to check your questions with your local drivers license department. Probably two different answers depending on whether you keep your CDL or not.
can i scan and e-mail my new med. card?
Yes you can email them to: dmv.exam-medcert@nebraska.gov
You will receive an auto-reply back stating:
“We have received your medical certification information. We will update your record within 24 hours. No further response will be sent form the DMV regarding this email.”
When you send in your medical card to the state of NE do you have to send in a new NE self-certification form to be able to be certified?
If currently working in a non-driving job but want to keep cdl do you need to have up to date medical card.
Yes. See this article on self-certification for more information.
Your SDLA may allow you to self-certify in a category that does not require a medical certificate, if your state allows it.
I need a address to send my med cert to the phone is always busy and there is not an easy way to do this please help have hard copy
@John
The address is listed in the information above.
do I need a DOT physical card to drive semi grain truck for farmers only in Nebraska. No out of state driving
if i forgot to send in my medical card is there a fee or anything to uncancel my cdl when i send in a copy of my medical card?
@Brian
You’ll need to check with your state driver’s license department. We don’t have this information.
We drive service trucks how of 16000 on one and 16500 on the other. We have a class d chauffeur license for the one. And do carry medical cards. Do we need medical cards for either? Just the heavy one or both. All have dot numbers and all do work in iowa. I ask cause I gave never been asked by nebraska dot for my card only iowa
@Joey
I believe that any vehicle that is being used for commerce and is in excess of 10,001 lbs is required to have a medical certificate for each driver. I would check with your home state to confirm that statement, I know it is true in Utah.
I have several employees who live in Nebraska and would like to check online to make sure that they have their DOT Physical entered into the system before Jan. 30th.. Do you have a website where they can go to check and make sure this information is in and they are compliing with the new regulations?
Thanks
@Stan
Only a few states seem to have online capability at this stage, and we don’t see any information about this for Nebraska.
Your best bet is to try the phone number above, and see if you can get an answer.
This close to the deadline, the DMVs are having a tough time trying to keep up with new submissions and inquiries.
However, drivers who are not yet in the system are being notified by letter.