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Welcome to the Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Center: Protecting the Health and Safety of our Nation’s Commercial Drivers

Commercial driver medical examiners (CDMEs) play a vital role in promoting the safety of America's roadways by ensuring that commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators are physically qualified to drive. Examiners may be physicians or other health care provider licensed by their state practice act to perform examinations.

With more than 8 million truck and bus drivers required to meet 13 interstate federal medical requirements (9 of which are intentionally vague and provide a great deal of latitude to the medical examiner), it is critical for CDMEs to be fully aware of the available guidance and medical literature that should be considered as part of the certification determination.

ACOEM’s CDME Center is intended to provide examiners with the tools and information needed to understand the federal regulations for evaluating the medical fitness of CMV drivers and how to apply these rules effectively during an examination.