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<blockquote data-quote="Mugarolla" data-source="post: 2099051" data-attributes="member: 8481"><p>It is not the law governing sleep apnea. Congress shot down the FMCSA when they tried to make it the law.</p><p></p><p>It is now only a recommendation by the FMCSA backed up by a $10,000 fine to any DOT doctor who certtifies a driver when their medical judgement should be telling them to get a sleep study done. </p><p></p><p>The way the FMCSA would find out is if a driver was involved in an accident and they check the DOT records. If the driver had multiple risk factors at that time and the doctor certified him anyway, this doctor is in deep trouble.</p><p></p><p>So the doctors are just covering their butts and ordering the testing based on the FMCSA guidelines.</p><p></p><p>And no, the union can do nothing about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mugarolla, post: 2099051, member: 8481"] It is not the law governing sleep apnea. Congress shot down the FMCSA when they tried to make it the law. It is now only a recommendation by the FMCSA backed up by a $10,000 fine to any DOT doctor who certtifies a driver when their medical judgement should be telling them to get a sleep study done. The way the FMCSA would find out is if a driver was involved in an accident and they check the DOT records. If the driver had multiple risk factors at that time and the doctor certified him anyway, this doctor is in deep trouble. So the doctors are just covering their butts and ordering the testing based on the FMCSA guidelines. And no, the union can do nothing about it. [/QUOTE]
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