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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
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
Channel 19
Steve Allington: The ‘passionate’ kind of owner-operator
Allington’s passion extends through his owner-operator career to his work with the metal band Apnea.
September 15, 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
Channel 19
Simple diet shifts for weight loss, breaking free of apnea, more
For some obstructive sleep apnea sufferers, there might be a simple — thought not always easy, of course — method out of the condition: Losing weight.
October 29, 2013
Business
Sleep apnea bill clears House, awaits Senate approval
The bill that would prevent the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration from solely issuing guidance relative to sleep disorder/apnea screening of truck drivers has passed in the House.
September 26, 2013
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