Historical textIn force on Sept. 30, 2014Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2014

§ 391.45 Persons who must be medically examined and certified.

Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2015 annual edition.

govinfo, 2013 edition ↗

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Before Jan. 1, 2017 the record is one snapshot per annual CFR edition, revised as of October 1. This is the 2013 edition's wording. An amendment that took effect between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2014 would not appear until the next edition, so check the citations below and the Federal Register for exact effective dates.

49 CFR § 391.45 — Persons who must be medically examined and certified.. Text in force on September 30, 2014. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2015. Source: govinfo, 2013 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2013-title49-vol5/CFR-2013-title49-vol5-sec391-45. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/391.45?asof=2014-09-30, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.

Except as provided in § 391.67, the following persons must be medically examined and certified in accordance with § 391.43 as physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle:

(a) Any person who has not been medically examined and certified as physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle;

(b)(1) Any driver who has not been medically examined and certified as qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle during the preceding 24 months; or

(2) Any driver authorized to operate a commercial motor vehicle only with an exempt intracity zone pursuant to § 391.62, or only by operation of the exemption in § 391.64, if such driver has not been medically examined and certified as qualified to drive in such zone during the preceding 12 months; and

(c) Any driver whose ability to perform his/her normal duties has been impaired by a physical or mental injury or disease.

[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 36 FR 223, Jan. 7, 1971; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 61 FR 13347, Mar. 26, 1996]

Amendment history

11 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996

July 21, 2026 → presenteCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 47520, Sept. 19, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 32651, June 22, 2021; 87 FR 3419, Jan. 21, 2022; 88 FR 80192, Nov. 17, 2023; 89 FR 90623, Nov. 18, 2024; 91 FR 45661, July 21, 2026]
Nov. 18, 2024 → July 21, 2026eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 47520, Sept. 19, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 32651, June 22, 2021; 87 FR 3419, Jan. 21, 2022; 88 FR 80192, Nov. 17, 2023; 89 FR 90623, Nov. 18, 2024]
Nov. 17, 2023 → Nov. 18, 2024eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 47520, Sept. 19, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 32651, June 22, 2021; 87 FR 3419, Jan. 21, 2022; 88 FR 80192, Nov. 17, 2023]
March 22, 2022 → Nov. 17, 2023eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 47520, Sept. 19, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 32651, June 22, 2021; 87 FR 3419, Jan. 21, 2022]
Jan. 21, 2022 → March 22, 2022eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 47520, Sept. 19, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 32651, June 22, 2021]
June 22, 2021 → Jan. 21, 2022eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 47520, Sept. 19, 2018, as amended at 86 FR 32651, June 22, 2021]
Nov. 19, 2018 → June 22, 2021eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[83 FR 47520, Sept. 19, 2018]
Sept. 19, 2018 → Nov. 19, 2018eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 36 FR 223, Jan. 7, 1971; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 61 FR 13347, Mar. 26, 1996; 80 FR 22821, Apr. 23, 2015; 80 FR 59075, Oct. 1, 2015; 83 FR 28782, June 21, 2018]
June 21, 2018 → Sept. 19, 2018eCFR, day-precisediff vs. previous
[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 36 FR 223, Jan. 7, 1971; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 61 FR 13347, Mar. 26, 1996; 80 FR 22821, Apr. 23, 2015; 80 FR 59075, Oct. 1, 2015; 83 FR 28782, June 21, 2018]
Oct. 1, 2015 → June 21, 2018annual editions 2015–2016diff vs. previous
[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 36 FR 223, Jan. 7, 1971; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 61 FR 13347, Mar. 26, 1996; 80 FR 22821, Apr. 23, 2015; 80 FR 59075, Oct. 1, 2015]
Oct. 1, 1996 → Oct. 1, 2015annual editions 1996–2014viewing
[35 FR 6460, Apr. 22, 1970, as amended at 36 FR 223, Jan. 7, 1971; 54 FR 12202, Mar. 24, 1989; 61 FR 13347, Mar. 26, 1996]

A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.