{"id":45217,"date":"2018-11-30T09:34:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T14:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=45217"},"modified":"2018-11-30T09:34:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T14:34:29","slug":"final-fmcsa-rule-regarding-operators-with-diabetes-takes-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/final-fmcsa-rule-regarding-operators-with-diabetes-takes-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Final FMCSA rule regarding operators with diabetes takes effect","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FMCSA.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FMCSA.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FMCSA-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>A final rule published from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) permits medical examiners to allow commercial operators with insulated-treated diabetes to get behind the wheel without a months-long waiting period, Transport Topics reports.<br \/>\nThe permission given by the rule, which went into effect in November, is contingent on a medical assessment and consultation between the operator&#8217;s physician and the carrier&#8217;s medical examiner.<br \/>\n&#8220;The rule eliminates a typical two- or three-month delay for diabetic drivers to navigate a bureaucratic process requesting an exemption from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration after being automatically disqualified for having the condition,&#8221; Transport Topics&#8217; Eric Miller wrote.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2018\/09\/19\/2018-20161\/qualifications-of-drivers-diabetes-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The rule was initially published in the Federal Register in September.<\/a><br \/>\n\u201cThis final action delivers economic savings to affected drivers and our agency, and streamlines processes by eliminating unnecessary regulatory burdens and redundancy,\u201d FMCSA Administrator Raymond P. 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