Tag: medical examiner

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Trucking rap sheet: Medical examiners charged, sentenced in fraud cases

Georgia doctor convicted and Alabama chiropractor pleads guilty to falsifying DOT medical exams, and California drug tester gets prison time for testing scheme.

July 25, 2018

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VA medical examiners land easier path to National Registry

The US DOT is helping ease the stress to be listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners for Department of Veterans Affairs medical examiners.

June 11, 2018

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Trucking rap sheet: Trucker sentenced in homicide case, drivers involved in drug trafficking

A Georgia truck driver was sentenced for homicide of Georgia Port Authority officer, a trucker got 30 years for drug trafficking, another driver was arrested for having more than 1,500 pounds of marijuana in his truck and more.

August 31, 2017

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Med examiner accused of issuing bogus certifications to thousands of drivers pleads not guilty

A Georgia-based medical examiner who’s been accused by authorities of issuing thousands of fraudulent medical certifications to truck drivers has been indicted. FMCSA has said 6,600 truck operators who received certification from the doc will need to see a new doctor and receive fresh certifications.

January 10, 2017

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DOT issues five-year ban to drug tester who issued fraudulent results to trucking co.’s

A DOT drug tester has been issued a Public Interest Exclusion order that bans trucking companies from using his services for five years.

January 26, 2016

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Med examiner rule update: ATA requests six-month delay, FMCSA boosting numbers

ATA has joined the chorus asking the FMCSA to push back the effective date of its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners until more examiners have been added to its rolls.

May 19, 2014

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FMCSA on med exam rule delay: More examiners on the way, numbers will work

Nearly 25,000 medical examiners are somewhere in the process of being certified and added to FMCSA’s medical examiner registry, the agency has said in response to OOIDA’s request for a delay for drivers of the compliance date of the rule.

April 9, 2014

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OOIDA requests FMCSA delay the compliance date of medical registry rule

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a legal petition asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to push back the compliance date of the medical examiner registry rule until more agency-certified examiners are available for truck operators.

April 8, 2014

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FMCSA proposes rule to immediately transmit medical exam results to state licensing agencies

As an addition to its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners rule, FMCSA is proposing paperwork changes and more direct transmission procedures.

May 10, 2013