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<blockquote data-quote="Mugarolla" data-source="post: 2428640" data-attributes="member: 8481"><p>Yes it does, but it goes deeper than that.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The medical examiner’s job is not to diagnose. It is to assess the driver’s medical fitness to determine if any safety risk issues exist.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If there is a reasonable chance of risk then the examiner will request that a specialist in that field provide a proper diagnosis and treatment if necessary.</li> </ul><p>There is also a fine up to $10,000 to the medical examiner if he/she gives a DOT card to that has an accident possibly due to sleep apnea and, at the time of the physical, there were signs/symptoms of sleep apnea.</p><p></p><p>Doctors are just covering their butts. If your BMI is 35 or higher and your neck is 18" or larger, some are automatically sending you for a sleep study.</p><p></p><p>Not based on the FMCSA rules (which don't exist) but on their guidelines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mugarolla, post: 2428640, member: 8481"] Yes it does, but it goes deeper than that. [LIST] [*]The medical examiner’s job is not to diagnose. It is to assess the driver’s medical fitness to determine if any safety risk issues exist. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]If there is a reasonable chance of risk then the examiner will request that a specialist in that field provide a proper diagnosis and treatment if necessary. [/LIST] There is also a fine up to $10,000 to the medical examiner if he/she gives a DOT card to that has an accident possibly due to sleep apnea and, at the time of the physical, there were signs/symptoms of sleep apnea. Doctors are just covering their butts. If your BMI is 35 or higher and your neck is 18" or larger, some are automatically sending you for a sleep study. Not based on the FMCSA rules (which don't exist) but on their guidelines. [/QUOTE]
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