NRCME DOT Certification Exam Questions
and Answers () (100% Verified
Answers)
• Medical Examiner -✓✓Licensed, certified, registered provider who can perform
PEs in accordance with laws and regulations ; registered through NRS ; has unique
identifier ; passes MEC test
• FMCSA -✓✓Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• NRCME -✓✓National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
• Commerical Motor Vehicle -✓✓Weight >1000 lb ; or transports >8 people for
compensation ; or >15 people without compensation ; transports hazardous
materials requiring placarding
• Interstate commerce
vs.
Intrastate commerce -✓✓Interstate: multiple states or international
Intrastate: within 1 state
• Who regulates treatment/management and aftercare of substance abuse for
drivers? -✓✓SAP (Substance Abuse Professional)
• Who determines the origin of abnormal drug test results, determining whether the
driver has violated drug use regulations? -✓✓Medical Review Officer
• Title 49 CFR 391.41 -✓✓Medical Examiner Report Form
- Paperwork completed during DOT physical
- Physical exam requirements for driver
- Determines if Certificate is granted
• Title 49 CFR 391.43 -✓✓Describes responsibilities of Medical Examiner,
instructions for exam, and requirements for medical certification
, - Supporting information to explain 391.41
• When was DOT established? -✓✓1966
Became separate entity on Jan 1, 2000
• Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 -✓✓Established DOT as separate
federal entity
• Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 -✓✓Required drug
testing for drivers
• The driver must always keep a copy of ____________________ with them while
driving -✓✓Medical Certificate
SPE if applicable
• Does the driver need to sign a medical release before you release their Medical
Certification? -✓✓No. Certificate is provided to employer.
(Release is required for a copy of medical report form)
• How many standards are used to determine driver fitness for duty? -✓✓13
• How many standards of "driver fitness for duty" are *discretionary*? -✓✓9
(according to my review course)
- Other sources say 10 and say that T2DM is discretionary
• How many standards of "driver fitness for duty" are *NON- discretionary*? -
✓✓4
- Vision
- Hearing
- Epilepsy
- T2DM
(Some sources say 3 and do not include T2DM)
• Age requirement for drivers -✓✓21+
and Answers () (100% Verified
Answers)
• Medical Examiner -✓✓Licensed, certified, registered provider who can perform
PEs in accordance with laws and regulations ; registered through NRS ; has unique
identifier ; passes MEC test
• FMCSA -✓✓Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• NRCME -✓✓National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
• Commerical Motor Vehicle -✓✓Weight >1000 lb ; or transports >8 people for
compensation ; or >15 people without compensation ; transports hazardous
materials requiring placarding
• Interstate commerce
vs.
Intrastate commerce -✓✓Interstate: multiple states or international
Intrastate: within 1 state
• Who regulates treatment/management and aftercare of substance abuse for
drivers? -✓✓SAP (Substance Abuse Professional)
• Who determines the origin of abnormal drug test results, determining whether the
driver has violated drug use regulations? -✓✓Medical Review Officer
• Title 49 CFR 391.41 -✓✓Medical Examiner Report Form
- Paperwork completed during DOT physical
- Physical exam requirements for driver
- Determines if Certificate is granted
• Title 49 CFR 391.43 -✓✓Describes responsibilities of Medical Examiner,
instructions for exam, and requirements for medical certification
, - Supporting information to explain 391.41
• When was DOT established? -✓✓1966
Became separate entity on Jan 1, 2000
• Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 -✓✓Established DOT as separate
federal entity
• Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 -✓✓Required drug
testing for drivers
• The driver must always keep a copy of ____________________ with them while
driving -✓✓Medical Certificate
SPE if applicable
• Does the driver need to sign a medical release before you release their Medical
Certification? -✓✓No. Certificate is provided to employer.
(Release is required for a copy of medical report form)
• How many standards are used to determine driver fitness for duty? -✓✓13
• How many standards of "driver fitness for duty" are *discretionary*? -✓✓9
(according to my review course)
- Other sources say 10 and say that T2DM is discretionary
• How many standards of "driver fitness for duty" are *NON- discretionary*? -
✓✓4
- Vision
- Hearing
- Epilepsy
- T2DM
(Some sources say 3 and do not include T2DM)
• Age requirement for drivers -✓✓21+
