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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) 471-4020
Other Information:
Website: DMV Nebraska official government website
Nebraska CDL Self Certification Frequently Asked Questions
Questions on the new process – Phone: 402-471-3861.
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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