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Nevada CDL Requirements
Nevada law requires all CDL drivers to have a valid DOT medical card, unless the type of commerce you drive qualifies as ‘Excepted’.
If your DOT medical card expires, you will not be qualified to drive a CMV until your DOT medical certificate has been renewed and provided to the Nevada DMV.
CDL Self-Certification
See details at Nevada DMV official website.
Nevada application form for commercial driving privileges and self-certification.
When submitting your new medical card, you are not required to recertify unless there is a change to your certification. Once you have self-certified, any changes to your certification must be done in person.
Interstate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Submitting your Medical Certificate to the DMV – Nevada
Submit the following document:
Copy of your valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate MCSA-5876. (Medical card only, not the long form.) Ensure that all information is legible.
By Mail:
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
Central Services Division
555 Wright Way
Carson City, NV 89711
By Fax:
775-684-4818
In Person:
Nevada DMV CDL offices
Note: All incomplete applications will be rejected and may result in your driving privilege being cancelled.
Intrastate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.
Submitting your Medical Certificate to the DMV – Nevada
Submit the following document in person at a Nevada DMV office:
Copy of your valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate MCSA-5876. (Medical card only, not the long form.) Ensure that all information is legible.
In Person:
Nevada DMV CDL offices
Note: Mailed or faxed forms will be rejected for intrastate.
Other Nevada DMV Information:
Website www.dmvnv.com
CDL Self Certification
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 your dot medical card expired in the state of Nevada how long do you have to renew it before they downgrade your cdl thanks
@ Duane
That will be a question for NV. drivers license department. Most states are running a little behind, so you may have a short window before being downgraded.