Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
Subpart 1.
Warning notice of medical status expiring.
The commissioner shall send written notice to a CDL holder 60
days prior to the expiration of the CDL holder's medical certification status
that states:
A. the medical examiner's
certificate or the medical waiver will expire within 60 days of the date of the
notice;
B. the commissioner will
change the medical status to "Not Certified" on the CDL holder's driving
record; and
C. the CDL privilege
will no longer be valid, unless the CDL holder submits:
(1) current medical documents; or
(2) a new self-certification form indicating
that the CDL holder is exempt from medical requirements under Minnesota
Statutes, section
171.162.
Subp. 2.
Notice
of medical certificate status updated to not certified.
The commissioner shall send written notice to a CDL holder who
fails to submit a valid medical examiner's certificate or a current medical
waiver before either expires, or fails to submit a new self-certification in
which the CDL holder certifies that the CDL holder is exempt from the medical
examination requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
171.162.
The notice must state:
A. the CDL
medical certification status has been updated to "NOT CERTIFIED";
B. the CDL privilege is not valid;
and
C. the CDL will be downgraded
to a class D license unless, within 30 days of the date of notice, the CDL
holder submits the medical documentation required under Minnesota Statutes,
section
171.162.
Subp. 3.
CDL
downgrade.
A. A driver whose CDL has
been downgraded to a class D license for less than one year may seek
reinstatement of the CDL privilege by submitting either:
(1) a self-certification form in which the
driver certifies that the CDL holder is exempt from the medical examination
requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
171.162;
or
(2) the valid medical examiner's
certificate or current medical waiver required under Minnesota Statutes,
section
171.162,
subdivision 3.
B. A
driver whose CDL has been downgraded to a class D license for more than one
year and who seeks reinstatement of the CDL privilege is subject to the testing
requirements under part
7421.0900.
Statutory Authority: MS s
171.09;
171.162;
L
2010 c 242
s
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