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Most people who drive Commercial Motor Vehicles (also called a CMV) are required to have a valid medical Examiner’s Certificate. The certificate is issued to the driver upon passing a medical exam done by a provider listed on the National Registry of Medical Examiners (see section 1.2.7). The driver then submits a copy of the MCSA 5876 form to their local DMV or to ITD Headquarters to be entered on their driving record. This must be accomplished before driving a CMV in most cases.
A Medical Examiner’s Certificate may be valid for up to 24 months. The medical examiner may also issue a certificate for less than 24 months when it is desirable to monitor a health condition.
If the medical examiner finds that the person he/she examined is physically qualified to drive a CMV, the medical examiner will furnish one copy of the results to the person who was examined. The Driver should receive an MCSA 5875 ‘long form’- several pages detailing the exam- and an MCSA 5876 form- one page that is submitted to the DMV for entry onto the driver’s electronic record.
A copy of the MCSA 5875 form must be submitted to your employer. A copy of the MCSA 5876 form must be submitted to ITD. Driver should keep the original 5876 form for his or her records.
Your employer is also required to obtain a copy of your Idaho driving record by completing an “Idaho Motor Vehicle Driver’s License Record Request” form (see example at end of this chapter) and paying a small fee.
This report may be obtained by electronic means via Access Idaho at:
https://www.accessidaho.org/secure/itd/dlr/interactive/search.html
or –
the Driver Record Dashboard at:
https://www.accessidaho.org/itd/monitoring/
Some states require all persons who drive a CMV to be medically qualified, or they will lose their commercial driver’s license. Idaho does not require a medical certificate to keep a CDL, but you may not drive a CMV without a valid medical certificate unless you are operating in Idaho only, hauling ONLY exempt commodities (see Section 1.2.8- 1.2.9) or fall under one of the other exemptions to the medical requirements.
It is the responsibility of the commercial driver to determine if he/she is required to be medically qualified for the type of driving he/she plans to do. If you have questions, contact Driver Services at (208) 334-8736.
Most drivers operating commercial vehicles will be required to submit a current medical examiner’s certificate and/or any medical variance documents that you have been issued (i.e. Vision, Skills Performance or Diabetic waivers, or other exemptions) to ITD to obtain a “certified” medical status as part of your driving record.
You may provide this by mailing, e-mailing or faxing in a copy of your DOT medical card to the Idaho Transportation Department, Driver Services. Your medical provider may do this service for you, but most do not.
You may also take your medical certificate to your local Sheriff’s DMV Office to be scanned to your driving record.
IMPORTANT
It is the driver’s responsibility to ensure the medical certificate has been submitted to ITD by one of the following methods:
Idaho Transportation Department Driver Services
PO Box 7129
Boise ID 83707-1129
Drivers MUST keep a copy of the MCSA5876 form with them when driving a commercial motor vehicle for at least two weeks after the form has been submitted to ITD or your DMV Office. If you are required to have a ”certified” medical status and fail to provide and keep up-to-date your medical examiner’s certificate you become ”not certified” and may have your CDL privileges downgraded on your Idaho Commercial Driver’s License.