A National Role Delineation Study of FMCSA Medical Examiners

The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish and maintain a current national registry of medical examiners that are qualified to perform examinations and issue medical certificates verifying whether a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver’s health meets the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) standards. In addition, SAFETEA-LU requires that: (1) The physical examinations of CMV drivers are performed by medical examiners who have received training in physical and medical examination standards. (2) Medical examiners are listed on a national registry after it is established. FMCSA is developing the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) program as one initiative to improve highway safety by producing trained, certified medical examiners who can effectively determine whether a CMV driver’s health meets FMCSA standards. FMCSA’s goal is to improve safety and reduce fatalities on our Nation’s highways by 41 percent from 1996 to 2008. FMCSA determined that focusing on medical examiner performance is one component of reaching this goal. Once the NRCME program is implemented, FMCSA will accept only physical examinations performed by medical examiners listed on the NRCME. It is projected that the NRCME program will require medical examiners to complete training developed from standardized curriculum specifications and pass a national certification test. FMCSA commissioned this Role Delineation Study in 2005 to identify content for the certification component of the NRCME program, which is intended to focus on competencies common to FMCSA medical examiners from a variety of professional backgrounds and work settings. Study results were intended to inform FMCSA’s efforts to develop medical examiner certification.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16460
• Corporate Authors:

  Axiom Resource Management, Incorporated

  5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 300
  Falls Church, VA  United States  22041

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2007-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 534p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abilities; Certification; Commercial drivers; Health; Highway safety; Medical examinations and tests; Medical personnel; Physical condition; Standards
• Identifier Terms: National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners; U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Competencies
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01108882
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 20 2008 9:10AM