Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 171 - Public Safety Department
Chapter 7421 - MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
Part 7421.0500 - GENERAL CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTING INTERSTATE AND INTRASTATE WAIVERS

Universal Citation: MN Rules 7421.0500

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024

Subpart 1. Accepting interstate waivers generally.

The commissioner shall accept a medical waiver from a CDL holder or driver applicant who has certified under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162, subdivision 2, clause (1), and who has obtained a medical waiver or skill performance evaluation from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for interstate or foreign commerce relating to:

A. vision;

B. diabetes mellitus requiring insulin for control; and

C. limb impairment.

Subp. 2. Accepting intrastate waivers generally.

The commissioner shall accept a medical waiver from a CDL holder or driver applicant who has certified under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162, subdivision 2, clause (3), and who has obtained a medical waiver from the Department of Transportation for intrastate commerce relating to:

A. vision;

B. diabetes mellitus requiring insulin for control;

C. limb impairment; and

D. hearing,

except that, under part 7414.1520, the commissioner shall not accept a waiver from the qualifications contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.

Subp. 3. Indicating waiver on driver record.

The commissioner shall, in accordance with part 7421.0300, update the driving record when a CDL holder submits a valid medical examiner's certificate accompanied by a current medical waiver that indicates the CDL holder:

A. has a current medical waiver that is issued by FMCSA and is so indicated as a restriction;

B. is prohibited from operating in interstate or foreign commerce when the current medical waiver is issued by the Department of Transportation and is so indicated as a restriction; or

C. is prohibited from operating in interstate or foreign commerce when the current medical waiver is issued by the commissioner and is so indicated as a restriction.

Statutory Authority: MS s 171.09; 171.162; L 2010 c 242 s 10

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