What is the 49 CFR Part 391 certification?
A.The federal regulations include a requirement that a commercial driver have a medical examination every two years and receive a Medical Examiner’s Certificate. The Medical Examiner’s Certificate can be valid for no more than two years. The Medical Examiner’s Certificate includes the license number of the medical examiner who completed the exam, the state that issued the medical license of the examiner, and the expiration date of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate. When you complete your application to for an original or renewal NYS CDL, you must either: • certify that you do not have a current, valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate, or • certify that you have a current, valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate, and provide the license number of the medical examiner, the state that issued the medical license of the examiner, and the expiration date of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate. • If you certify that you do not have a current, valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate, you cannot receiv
