Utah § 53-3-410.1 - Medical certification requirements.
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§ 53-3-410.1. Medical certification requirements.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-3-410.1.
Medical certification requirements.
(1)
A person whose medical certification status is:
(a)
"non-excepted interstate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(a) is required to provide the division a medical self-certification and an updated medical examiner's certificate under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.45 upon request by the division;
(b)
"excepted interstate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(b) is required to provide to the division a medical self-certification upon request by the division;
(c)
"non-excepted intrastate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(c) is required to, upon request by the division:
(i)
provide to the division a medical self-certification; and
(ii)
comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5; or
(d)
"excepted intrastate" under Subsection 53-3-402(12)(b) is required to, upon request by the division:
(i)
provide to the division a medical self-certification; and
(ii)
(A)
provide to the division an updated medical examiner's certificate under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 391.45; or
(B)
comply with the requirements of Section 53-3-303.5.
(2)
A request by the division for a person to comply with Subsection (1) to provide a:
(a)
medical examiner's certificate, shall correspond with:
(i)
the initial application for a CDL or CDIP;
(ii)
the transfer of a CDL from another jurisdiction to Utah;
(iii)
the expiration of the previously submitted medical examiner's certificate; or
(iv)
documentary evidence received by the division under Subsection (1) that indicates the driver may not be medically qualified to operate a CMV; or
(b)
medical self-certification, shall correspond with:
(i)
the initial application for a CDL or CDIP;
(ii)
the transfer of a CDL from another jurisdiction to Utah;
(iii)
the renewal of a CDL or CDIP;
(iv)
the upgrade of a commercial license class; or
(v)
documentary evidence received by the division under Subsection (1) that indicates the driver may not be medically qualified to operate a CMV.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), if the division determines that a person is no longer medically qualified to operate a CMV, the person shall be required to downgrade the person's CDL to a class D license.
(b)
If the division determines that a person is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle or has a mental or physical disability rendering the person unable to safely drive a motor vehicle upon the highways, the division shall deny the person's driving privileges as described in Section 53-3-221.
(4)
If a person fails to comply with a request under this section, the person shall be required to downgrade the person's CDL to a class D license.
(5)
Failure to comply with the requirement of this section shall result in the denial of the license under Section 53-3-221.
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