Grace Period for CDL Medical Certificates Regarding Covid-19

“Is there any grace period in place for DOT Medical Cards during the COVID-19 pandemic?”

Short answer: NO. Not any longer.

LATEST UPDATE: October 21, 2022

FMCSA issued a series of Federal Emergency Declarations starting March 24, 2020.
The final update was issued on August 31 2022 and expired after October 15, 2022.

No further updates have been issued by FMCSA and the FMCSA official website states for Federal Emergency Declarations

“There are no active Emergency Declarations at this time.”

Dr. Carson Durr and our Lewistown DOT Physical clinic will continue to stay up to date on Federal and State Regulations to keep our drivers in the ever-changing loop.