A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person —
1.
Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm, or has been granted a
skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to §391.49;
2. Has
no impairment of: (i) A hand or finger which interferes with prehension
or power grasping; or (ii) An arm, foot, or leg which interferes with
the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a
commercial motor vehicle; or any other significant limb defect or
limitation which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks
associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or has been
granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to §391.49.
3. Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently requiring insulin for control;
4.
Has no current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina
pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other
cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope,
dyspnea, collapse, or congestive cardiac failure;
5. Has no
established medical history or clinical diagnosis of a respiratory
dysfunction likely to interfere with his/her ability to control and
drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;
6. Has no current clinical
diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with his/her
ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;
7. Has no
established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic,
arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease
which interferes with his/her ability to control and operate a
commercial motor vehicle safely;
8. Has no established medical
history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which
is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to
control a commercial motor vehicle;
9. Has no mental, nervous,
organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to
interfere with his/her ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle
safely;
10. Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in
each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately
corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant
binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or
without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70° in the
horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the
colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and
amber;
11. First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better
ear at not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid
or, if tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average
hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz,
1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the
audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard
(formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5-1951;
12. (i) Does not use a
controlled substance identified in 21 CFR 1308.11 Schedule I, an
amphetamine, a narcotic, or any other habit-forming drug. (ii)
Exception. A driver may use such a substance or drug, if the substance
or drug is prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner who: (A) Is
familiar with the driver's medical history and assigned duties; and (B)
Has advised the driver that the prescribed substance or drug will not
adversely affect the driver's ability to safely operate a commercial
motor vehicle; and
13. Has no current clinical diagnosis of alcoholism.
