I Might Not Pass, Now That I Have Neuropathy
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Are practitioners at Kaiser allowed by DOT to do physicals? They changed the requirements a few years back and now practitioners have to be approved and listed with DOT.
Laura
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Hello all, I have been driving with diabetes since 2008. I haven't had any problems passing the DOT physical so far. The problem is that I have just developed peripheral neuropathy, which isn't bad - just a few pins-and-needles here and there that come and go, but one examiner already told me that he would not pass me, if my diabetic nurse practitioner writes down that I have neuropathy on the MCSA-5870 form that she fills out (which I hand to the examiner). That examiner told me that his business insurance requires him to take a hard line on issues like this.
The question then becomes, how do I find an examiner that will pass me? The one idea I have now is to get the DOT physical done at Kaiser - where the diabetes nurse also works.
If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thank you.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.