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NRCME Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (DOT) Training Courses The Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska Chapters are working together to bring you medical examiner education to prepare you to take the National Registry for Certified Medical Examiners Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) examination.TRANSCRIPT
National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
Training Course
Sponsored by:
Iowa Academy of Family Physicians Illinois Academy of Family Physicians Kansas Academy of Family Physicians Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians
The Iowa, Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska Chapters are
working together to bring you medical examiner
education to prepare you to take the National Registry
for Certified Medical Examiners Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) examination.
Click here to Register Online
Training Dates
• August 3
Iowa Western Community College -Looft Hall
Council Bluffs, IA -7:45 am to 12:30 pm
• October 12
Adler Auditorium at the Genesis Heart Institute
Davenport, IA –7:45 am to 12:30 pm
• October 23
Prairie Winds Event Center
Orange City, IA- 7:45 am to 12:30 pm
• October 31
Prairie Meadows Conference Center
Altoona, IA – 11:45 am to 4:30 pm
• November 9
Tomahawk Ridge Community Center
Overland Park, KS -7:45 am to 12:30 pm
Schedule of Training 8:00-8:30 am Understanding FMCSA and NRCME /
Responsibilities and Job Tasks of CMV Drivers
8:30-9:00 am Identifying the Driver / History and Physical
Examination Component Requirements
9:00-9:30 am Determining When Diagnostic Tests and
Specialty Evaluations are Needed
9:30-10:00 am Educating the Driver / Medication Concerns
10:00 -10:15 am Break
10:15-11:45 am Determining Driver Certification Outcome for
Various Medical Conditions
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Reporting and Documentation Requirements /
Q&A / Post Test
Speaker for all Sessions: Douglas W. Martin MD FAAFP FACOEM FAADEP
This is an advanced level fast-paced course that assumes a prior mastery
and skill set in the basics of history and physical examination
techniques.
This course has been designed to meet the core curriculum for the medical examiner training in
accordance with the National Registry for Certified Medical Examiners Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) in an accelerated four-hour class. This course will cover the eight core
competency areas designated by NRCME, specifically designed for the family physician, NP’s and
PA’s. This course assumes a prior mastery and skill set in the basics of history and physical examination
techniques.
Douglas W. Martin, MD, FAAFP, FACOEM, FAADEP is a family
physician who is practicing occupational medicine physician in Sioux
City, Iowa. He is a past president of both the IAFP and the American
Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians. Dr. Martin is the current
Chair of the Medical Review Officer Section of the American College
of Occupational & Environmental Medicine. He serves on the
Editorial Advisory Board of the Official Disability Guidelines, an
evidence based treatment guidelines document. He has been
involved in educating physicians during his 19 year medical career
on a number of topics, including the prevention of disability. He is
frequently called upon as an expert in medicolegal contexts,
specifically on the management of musculoskeletal injuries and
impairment and disability issues.
Faculty Disclosure
Iowa Academy of Family Physicians asks all individuals involved in the development and
presentation of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities to disclose all relationships with
commercial interests. This information is disclosed to CME activity participants. Iowa Academy of
Family Physicians has procedures to resolve apparent conflicts of interest. In addition, faculty
members are asked to disclose when any discussion of unapproved use of pharmaceuticals and
devices occurs.
Unlabeled/investigational uses of commercial products are not discussed in this activity.
Dr. Martin disclosed that neither he nor any member of his immediate family has a relationship or
financial interest with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services.
This live activity, National Registry of Certified Medical
Examiners Training (DOT) Course, August 3, 2013 - August 3,
2014, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 4.50
Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family
Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical
Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward
the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for AMA
PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed
credit not as Category 1.
AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational
activities certified for AAFP Prescribed Credit. Physician
assistants may receive a maximum of 4.5 hours of Category I
credit for completing this program.
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners accepts AAFP
approved courses for its CME requirement.
The National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) is a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) program. It requires all medical examiners (MEs) who wish to perform physical examinations for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers to be trained and certified in FMCSA physical qualification standards. Medical examiners who have completed the training and successfully passed the test are included in an online directory on the National Registry website.
What is the National Registry?
Here is the new FMCSA RULE!
Effective May 21, 2014, all health care professionals who perform
physical examinations and issue medical certificates for CMV drivers
will be required to complete accredited certification training and pass an
examination.
Medical Examiners who perform driver medical exams are expected to
understand fully the medical standards of the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and related guidance. The National
Registry requires medical examiners to participate in required training,
pass a certification test, and register on the National Registry system to
become a certified medical examiner. Certified medical examiners agree
to keep their National Registry accounts up to date (licenses, training
records, etc.) and to transmit at least monthly results of all CMV driver
exams performed to FMCSA via the National Registry system.
What steps do you need to take to become Certified?
To become a Certified Medical Examiner you must:
•Be licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with applicable State
laws and regulations to perform physical examinations
•Register on the National Registry System and receive a unique identifier
•Complete required training
•Pass the Medical Examiner certification test
•Report results of driver exams every month via the national registry
system
•Submit to periodic monitoring and audits
•Maintain certification by completing periodic training every five years
and recertify by passing the ME certification exam every 10 years
How do I train?
Find a training organization that meets the following requirements:
•Accredited by a nationally recognized medical profession
accrediting organization to provide continuing education
units
•Meets the current core curriculum specifications established
by FMCSA for medical examiner training
•Provides training participants with proof of participation
•Provides FMCSA point of contact information to training
participants
I am trained now where do I go to be tested?
• Search for a test delivery organization in your area
Some test delivery organizations may offer online, remote
testing, enabling you to take the test at a location of
your choice.
• Provide your identification (a photo ID, your medical
credential or license, and your training certificate) to
the test delivery organization and take the test
• Pass the test and receive a FMCSA Medical Examiner
certification credential valid for 10 years
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
It is your responsibility to keep your contact and licensing
information up to date on the National Registry. If your license
has expired or your name changes, you MUST put the correct
information into the National Registry. Be sure to update the
contact (e.g. name, address, etc.) and medical licensing
information (e.g. license expires, license number, license state,
etc.) you entered when registering on the National Registry
website when there are changes. If the contact and medical
licensing information you entered during registration on the
National Registry website does not match the credentials you
present to the test center, you will not be allowed to take the
exam.
Do I have to do all this reporting myself?
To support them in managing their Registry account, certified
medical examiners may authorize administrative assistants to
access the National Registry system and perform certain
activities on their behalf.
To begin this process, the medical examiner's support staff
must register on the National Registry system and create their
own accounts as administrative assistants. Next, the certified
medical examiner designates each assistant as authorized to,
on the medical examiner's behalf, transmit CMV driver exam
data, and update contact information. The medical examiner
will need to know the assistant's National Registry # to
complete the designation process.
FMCSA will issue a certification document that will expire 10 years from the date of issuance. After the initial training and certification, an ME must complete periodic training every 5 years to refresh his or her knowledge of both the medical standards for CMV drivers and any changes to FMCSA examination standards or guidelines. MEs are required to complete recertification testing every 10 years. FMCSA may remove an ME from the National Registry if he or she does not complete the periodic training (after 5 years) or pass the recertification test (after 10 years.)
I am all done now how do I maintain this certification?
What other rules apply now that I am certified?
Medical examiners also have to comply with the following administrative requirements as of May 21, 2014.
• Submit Form MCSA-5850 electronically via the National Registry every month for each driver examined. If no exams were performed during the month, that must also be reported;
• Retain original completed Medical Examination Reports for all drivers examined and a copy or electronic version of the driver's medical examiner's certificate for at least 3 years from the date of the examination;
• Submit to periodic audits;
• Provide FMCSA with medical examination report forms and other documents as requested.
• Continue to be licensed, registered, or certified in accordance with the applicable State laws and regulations of each State in which you perform examinations with a scope of practice that includes performing physical examinations;
• Submit any changes in the application information to FMCSA within 30 days of the change.
• Report to FMCSA any information related to any termination, suspension, or withdrawal of your license, registration, or certificate under State law;
• Maintain documentation of State licensing, registration, or certification and completion of all required training.
Contact the NRCME here with questions
Contact Pam Williams at the IAFP office with registration
questions
Telephone: (515) 283-9370
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
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