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Business
FMCSA bulletin on sleep apnea reiterates regs, ‘encourages’ examiners on treatment, screening
Facing widespread criticism over its examiners’/training organizations’ muddled approach to apnea in medical certification, and hamstrung by Congress, FMCSA attempts to settle the record on apnea regs with bulletin….
January 21, 2015
Business
Apnea clarification unlikely in short term to remedy the condition’s growing importance in medical certifications
Though FMCSA says it will send a bulletin to medical examiners to clarify its guidelines on screening drivers for sleep apnea, it’s unlikely medical examiners’ willingness to issue short-term driver medical certifications contingent on apnea testing will be affected.
December 4, 2014
Business
Driver sleep apnea screening: FMCSA to issue clarification to medical examiners
Medical examiners in FMCSA’s registry will soon be receiving a bulletin from the agency to clarify current federal rules — or lack thereof — regarding screening and testing drivers for sleep apnea.
December 2, 2014
Overdrive Radio
NASTC head David Owen’s sleep apnea story
NASTC president David Owen is firm in his belief in a professional driver’s ability to manage fatigue. And while he clearly knows the benefit of apnea treatment in those who suffer from it, Owen cites a fundamental disagreement with those who believe untreated apnea is public highway safety danger No. 1.
November 18, 2014
Business
Sleep apnea and conditional medical certification being fought on new fronts
In an attempt to solve the problem of medical examiners’ willingness to issue short-term conditional certifications — if any certification at all — pending results of a sleep study, NASTC has started offering both member and non-member carriers and drivers a sleep apnea screening and testing program that puts the process in the driver’s hands.
November 7, 2014
Business
Can an employer fire or refuse to hire me on account of a sleep apnea diagnosis?
Following the 2008 amendment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must make reasonable accommodations for drivers with sleep apnea, says Truckers for a Cause cofounder and driver Bob Stanton.
September 8, 2014
Channel 19
OOIDA’s new NCRME survey; Benefits of apnea treatment for one operator
Independent owner-operator Joe Bielucki’s sleep apnea story — results following his preemptive strike of sorts relative to the condition two years ago.
September 8, 2014
Business
How to address sleep apnea risk
On your terms…. And what to expect for treatment if you are diagnosed.
September 5, 2014
Business
Guilty until proven innocent: Answering key sleep-apnea questions
As new medical certification processes come into play, more drivers are being asked to get sleep apnea testing. Some are asking questions, getting varied answers – and being taken off the road prematurely.
September 4, 2014
Voices
Have you ever been tested/treated for sleep apnea?
This poll looks at incidence of apnea testing and treatment — have you been tested or treated recently or in the past, whether as a result of a DOT physical or a regular doctor visit? Tell us here.
July 14, 2014
Voices
POLL: Has your most recent DOT physical resulted in a sleep apnea test?
With no official regulation or guidance on testing for the sleep apnea condition in the rulebooks, practices vary around the nation — some say apnea testing is on the rise. Tell us your recent med cert experience in this poll.
June 26, 2014
Business
Consultant: New CSA wave washing ashore
Regulatory compliance expert Jeff Davis says a virtual tsunami of regulations directly or indirectly related to CSA has begun to hit the trucking industry.
June 25, 2014
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