Oct 28, 2016 | DOT Exams, Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers
MCSAC-MRB Votes to Approve The joint meeting of the MCSAC-MRB this week voted to approve the August, 2016 recommendations to FMCSA regarding screening and management of commercial drivers for obstructive sleep apnea. Medical Examiners &...
Oct 3, 2016 | DOT Exams, Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers
Screening for Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers In a previous post “Every 17″ Gets a Sleep Test,” we discussed how you really have to use a rational process to screen and refer drivers for sleep apnea testing. Here’s a recent comment from a driver to the FMCSA on the...
Aug 31, 2016 | DOT Exams, Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers
Medical Review Board Meeting On August 22-23, 2016, the Medical Review Board (MRB) met to deliberate on public comments from medical professionals and associations on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA’s) and Federal Railroad Administration’s...
Aug 26, 2014 | DOT Exams, Sleep Apnea in Commercial Drivers
Here is an example of a PAP compliance report. This is from the user/drivers PAP memory chip, usually an SD type card they can produce or report from or their PAP machine vendor can get it for them to present to their doctors, or a code generated from the machine...
