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updated: March 8, 2024
Utah CDL Requirements
All CDL holders have to certify driving type, and if required you must keep a valid medical card on file with Utah DMV. Your self-certification of driving type tells DMV which qualifications you must meet to hold a CDL.
Non-Excepted Interstate
You must meet the Federal DOT medical certificate requirements and have a Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
Non-Excepted Intrastate (Utah only, requires K Restriction)
You must meet the Utah medical requirements. You must have a Utah Intrastate Waiver card and a Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
Intrastate “K” Restriction
The Utah Medical Waiver Program considers medical conditions in specific categories. For more information see Intrastate Waiver Program. The intrastate only (K) restriction is sufficient to indicate the driver has met the State of Utah medical guidelines for the commercial license. To inquire about more information about the Intrastate Waiver Program, call at 801-965-4437.
Submit your CDL Self-Certification and Medical Certificate to Utah DLD
Submit the following two documents:
- Commercial Driver License Medical Self Certification – download the form (CDL 42) here from Utah Department of Public Safety.
- Copy of your valid DOT Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MCSA-5876) and, if applicable, your Utah Intrastate Waiver card. Enlarge the copy to ensure that all information is legible.
In Person:
At your nearest driver license office
By Mail:
Utah Driver License Division
CDL Med Cert
PO Box 144501
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4501
By Fax:
801-957-8633
By Email:
dlmedcert@utah.gov
Documents must be in PDF format.
Medical Certification Update
You are responsible for knowing when your Medical Examiner’s Certificate will expire and for providing Utah Drivers License Division with a copy of your new Medical Examiner’s Certificate.
If your DOT medical card expires, and you do not submit a renewed medical certificate your driver license will be downgraded.
If the status of your driving condition changes since you submitted a previous CDL Self-Certification, then you must also submit a new Self-Certification form.
You may submit a copy of your new Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MCSA-5876) together with a Commercial Driver License Medical Self Certification form (CDL 42) to Utah Drivers License Department by mail, fax, email, or in person as described above.
Other Information:
Utah Dept of Public Safety official website – Utah Medical Card Requirements
Utah Driver License Division – Customer Service Section
Third Floor – South
4501 South 2700 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84129
Phone: 801 965-4437 or 888-353-4224
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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what do I have to do when if my medical card expires? do I retest or is there a grace period to get the physical done?
@ Gerald K
No grace period, just get a new physical done and get the results to your states drivers license department, ASAP.
I. Have a class A Cdl. My job at the present time and possibly into the future doesn’t require a medical card. I don’t want to loose my Cdl. If I don’t turn in a medical card it will be down graded. Can it be restored if and when I go back to driving and submit a new medical card?
@ Mike H
You need to check with your states drivers license department for your best answer.
I recently had a DOT physical and passed everything. My examiner said they are not giving out medical cards because everything is stored electronically now so the actual card is not needed. Is this true? How do I prove to my employer that I am valid without the actual medical card?
@Derek
The examiner is incorrect. You should be given a copy of your medical examination: both the long form, and a copy of your medical card. The new medical cards are larger than the old wallet size.
All legally licensed CDL drivers are required to have a hard copy of their current up-to-date medical card on their person at all times when behind the wheel and operating a commercial vehicle and in the event of law enforcement pulling you over and not providing sufficient hard-copy documentation about nine times out of 10 it will be considered forfeited at which time local law enforcement or DOT has every right to pull you off the road until said problem has been reconciled starting a very slippery slope of risking job loss abandoned truck issues ect best to take the 2 hours and do it
I have been taking anxiety medicine for about three years. Is there a place I can go get my dot med card in Salt Lake City?
@Coby
Try Dr. Parkes @ 801 972 2332. He will setup an appointment for you. If you can, get a medical release form from your doctor explaining your medication and usage. It helps him make the best decision.
Go to Concentra there is one on Redwood Road and around 2100 South or 90th South right off from the I-15 exit on your disclosure of medical medications just don’t check it they don’t drug test you they don’t know just promise everybody one thing and you’re not going to go out and have an anxiety attack and take out a bus load of children with your rig or anything like that you’ll be fine
@ Greg
So your telling him to lie on the intake forms?
Hi my name is Dennis, I live in Montana and I am moving to Utah next month. And I just got my eye. Sing by my doctor. Here. Will that work for. There. Or do I need to have it signed off there by one of your doctor. Their
i have a utah class d license i want to get the permit for class a cdl ,but i cant see with my left eye can i have the permit to get the cdl within the state of utah ?
@Ardian
You’ll need to contact your local drivers license department to see what waiver conditions they’ll allow for you in Utah.
I have a class A CDL Utah license, but have not driven commercial for a few years. Thereby, I hadn’t thought about the fact of my DOT card expiring. Well, I was pulled over by UHP (Who btw, told me that they don’t have badge numbers on their badges.) only to learn that my drivers license had been denied. Trooper Wilson said that he was unaware of the reason for it being denied. I had to have my son come pick me up. I had a spotless driving record for years, but due to this charge – that is no longer the case. Insurance sky rocketed, of course.
So my question being, why was my license denied, rather than downgraded?
@Jaremy
You should have received a notice in the mail from DMV. Only DMV can answer this question for you.
Because the state of Utah feels like extortion is a viable means of taking away your rights and your hard earned income.
Why do they request a urine sample during a CDL medical exam in Utah?