Tag: sleep apnea rule

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Bills in Congress would require FMCSA to implement sleep apnea rule
Following the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s announcement this summer that it had tabled a rule meant to implement screening criteria and treatment protocol regulations for obstructive sleep apnea, Congressional Democrats aim to press the agency to resume working on the rule.
October 3, 2017
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Top Dem in Senate urges FMCSA to ‘reverse course’ on sleep apnea rule
The agency’s rule, which it formally scrapped last week, would have set in place criteria for medical examiners to use to determine which drivers should be referred for sleep apnea tests. The Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, has called on FMCSA to resume the rulemaking process.
August 15, 2017
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Recommendations would force at-risk truckers into sleep apnea screening/treatment
FMCSA’s Medical Review Board’s preliminary recommendations, not yet final, would encourage requiring a trucker to be screened for sleep apnea if he or she: (1) has a body mass index of 40 or greater, or (2) has a body mass index of 33 or greater and meets other criteria.
August 23, 2016
Under the proposal, male truckers 42 and older with a BMI greater than or equal to 33 would need to meet only one of the other criterion to automatically qualify for screening.
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House’s transportation committee to consider trucking sleep apnea bill
A House committee will consider this week legislation that would require FMCSA to — if it were to take any action — pursue a sleep disorder screening rule rather than guidance.
September 18, 2013
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