Is a chest x-ray required under the minimum medical requirements of the FMCSRs?
Guidance: No, but a medical examiner may take an x-ray if appropriate. Question 4: Does §391.43 of the FMCSRs require that physical examinations of applicants for employment be conducted by medical examiners employed by or designated by the carrier? Guidance: No. Question 5: Does a medical certificate displaying a facsimile of a medical examiner’s signature meet the ‘‘signature of examining health care professional’’ requirement? Guidance: Yes. Question 6: The driver’s medical exam is part of the Mexican Licencia Federal. If a roadside inspection reveals that a Mexico-based driver has not had the medical portion of the Licencia Federal re-validated, is the driver considered to be without a valid medical certificate or without a valid license? Guidance: The Mexican Licencia Federal is issued for a period of 10 years but must be re-validated every 2 years. A condition of re-validation is that the driver must pass a new physical examination. The dates for each re-validation are on the Lic
