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South Dakota CDL and DOT Medical Card Requirements

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South Dakota CDL Requirements

  • Effective July 1, 2011, all drivers issued a CDL must self-certify as to whether or not they are subject to the physical requirements.  If they are subject to them, the driver must maintain a valid medical examiner’s certificate on file with the Driver Licensing Program.
  • Effective January 1, 2014, all existing CDL holders issued a CDL prior to July 1, 2011 will be required to self-certify as to whether or not they are subject to the physical requirements.  If they are subject to them, the driver must submit a valid medical examiner’s certificate to the Driver Licensing Program and must maintain a valid medical examiner’s certificate from that point forward.

Interstate Non-Excepted
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.

Intrastate Non-Excepted
You are subject to state driver qualification requirements. You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements if you drive a school bus.

 

Submit Your CDL Self-Certification Affidavit and Medical Certificate to South Dakota Department of Public Safety

Submit the following two documents:

  1. Commercial Driver Licensee Medical Self-Certification Affidavit – download the form here from South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
  2. Copy of your valid DOT medical card. Enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible.

By Mail:
Driver Licensing
118 West Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501

By Fax:
605-773-3018

By Email:
DPSCDLMedCert@state.sd.us

 

Keep Your Medical Certificate Current With South Dakota Driver Licensing Program

CDL drivers are required to submit a copy of their medical examiner’s certificate to the Driver Licensing Program each time a medical examiner’s certificate is issued.

Drivers will be notified by mail 60 days prior to their medical examiner’s certificate expiration date. This will allow you ample time to submit a valid medical certificate. You must send a copy of your new medical examiner’s certificate (medical card, not the long form) to the South Dakota Driver Licensing Program before your current certificate expires.

Send the copy (enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible) by mail, fax, or email as described above.

If you do not send in a new medical examiner’s certificate prior to the expiration date of your medical examiner’s certificate, your CDL will be downgraded 60 days from the medical examiner’s certificate expiration date.

 

Other Information:

South Dakota DPS – Commercial Driver’s License Info

 

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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Comments

  1. Brad says

    February 16, 2022 at 10:25 pm

    I have a intrastate CDL in South Dakota. Can I haul propane or diesel fuel if I acquire a hazmat? And, do I need a physical card or will just the CDL and hazmat do ok? And of course this is a question for local instate hauling only. Thanks for a reply.

    Reply
    • Trucker Docs™ says

      February 17, 2022 at 6:59 am

      @ Brad
      Because you are intra-state only, you fall under the states guidelines and variances. Best to check with your local drivers license department for clarification.

      Reply
  2. Jeannie says

    June 10, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    Does a South Dakota bus driver need a medical card?

    Reply
    • Trucker Docs™ says

      June 10, 2020 at 9:11 pm

      @ Jeannie
      Most states require a valid medical card. Each state is different, so check with your local drivers license department for the correct answer.

      Reply
  3. Tom says

    March 23, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    I need to get another DOT physical as my current one is about to expire. I called the clinic today to set up an appointment and was told that they are not doing them at this time due to the covid19 pandemic. Is there going to be an extension?

    Reply
    • Trucker Docs™ says

      March 24, 2020 at 9:05 am

      @ Tom
      US congress has proposals in progress regarding possible extensions for medical cards, but have not put the extensions in place at this time. DOT officers may still be operating on the present rules which means that a medical card expires at midnight of the expiration date. We would all expect that extensions will be allowed, but not as of this time.
      Update March 24: FMCSA has issued a Notice and a Waiver allowing a grace period for expired medical cards during the COVID-19 national emergency.

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