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Texas CDL and DOT Medical Card Requirements

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Texas CDL Requirements

All Texas CDL holders are required to certify the type of commercial operation they’re engaged in.  CDL holders operating in non-excepted interstate and non-excepted intrastate are required to submit a current medical examiner’s certificate and any variance they may have to the Department.

Non-Excepted-Interstate Commerce (Form CDL-4)
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements.

Non-Excepted-Intrastate Commerce (Form CDL-5 part B)
You must meet the Texas medical certificate requirements.

 

Submit Your Self-Certification Affidavit and Medical Certificate to Texas Department of Public Safety

Submit the following two documents:

  1. Texas Commercial Driver License Self-Certification Affidavit –  Form CDL-4 or Form CDL-5.
  2. Copy of your valid DOT medical card (not the long form) and any variance you may have.  Enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible.

By Mail:
Texas Department of Public Safety
License and Record Service
Attention: CDL Section
P.O. Box 4087
Austin, Texas 78773-0320

By Fax:
512-424-2002  Attn: CDL Section

By Email:
CDLMedCert@dps.texas.gov
Documents must be in PDF format

 

Keep Your Medical Card Current With Texas Department of Public Safety

Drivers are required to keep a current medical variance or medical examiners certificate on file with DPS, and failure to do so will result in the downgrade of the individual’s CDL.

You must provide a copy of each new DOT medical card to the Department prior to the expiration of the current DOT medical card.

To prevent your commercial driver license from being downgraded, you will need to send a copy of your new DOT medical certificate to the Department within 15 days of the DOT medical certificate issuance date.

You may submit your new medical certificate by mail, fax, or email, as described above.

You can review a driver’s current CDL medical certification status by accessing driver eligibility.

 

Other Information:

Texas DPS official website: Driver License

Texas CDL Medical Certification Requirement

Texas DPS/CVE – Locate a commercial vehicle office – address and phone number

 

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. zach c says

    January 8, 2025 at 11:38 am

    i am from ks i have a class a cdl and going to get one for texas. i am exempt from needing a dot physical due to my company not requiring one. with that being said i do not leave texas for work and i am only driving a dodge 5500 so i am not currently using my class a cdl and i just dont want to loose it. so can i do this without a dot physical.???

    Reply
    • Trucker Docs™ says

      January 9, 2025 at 6:56 am

      @ zack c
      Most states require a valid medical card to maintain your cdl, class A. Given your situation, we recommend you speak with your states drivers license department.

      Reply
  2. Leonard W says

    November 8, 2024 at 4:18 pm

    will I need a medical card for tandem dump or 18 wheeler dump truck I would be driving locally around 50 miles pr so.

    Reply
    • Trucker Docs™ says

      November 9, 2024 at 8:44 am

      @ Leonard W
      All depends on the class cdl you hold. For a class A, DOT/FMCSA will require a valid medical card. Lesser class cdl’s will fall under your states regulations. Best to confirm with your local DLD.

      Reply
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