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A Welcome Message from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration |
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proud to announce the establishment of the Medical Review Board (MRB). FMCSA's MRB will provide a critical service in the Department's role of improving highway safety by ensuring that drivers are physically qualified to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
The MRB is composed of five of our Nation's most distinguished and scholarly practicing physicians. These physicians were chosen from a field of many qualified candidates who possess a wide variety of expertise and experience. MRB members specialize in the areas most relevant to the bus and truck driver population.
The MRB will provide information, advice, and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation and the FMCSA Administrator on the development and implementation of science-based physical qualification standards.
The MRB will have a busy schedule in its efforts to review and update all current physical qualification standards and develop new ones as needed. Proceedings of the MRB will be posted on this site.
For questions about the MRB,
call (703) 998-0189 ext. 237 or click here to contact the MRB.
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Medical Review Board Meets in Arlington, Virginia, in April 2008
At its seventh public meeting on April 7, 2008, the Medical Review Board (MRB) voted to approve the minutes from the January 28, 2008, MRB meeting.
Stephen Fadem, MD, presented the Medical Expert Panel (MEP) findings on renal disease and driving. Frank Berson, MD, presented the findings of the MEP on vision and driving. Nortin Hadler, MD, presented MEP findings on musculoskeletal disorders and driving.
The MRB deliberated and voted on their recommendations on vision and musculoskeletal disorders. The MRB made one recommendation for renal disease and decided that further deliberations are required on this topic.
The next meeting of the MRB is scheduled for July 18, 2008, in Washington D.C. Further deliberation on renal disease will be on the agenda for this meeting.
Click here for more information about these proceedings and topics.
April 7, 2008 – The Medical Review Board met in Arlington, Virginia to deliberate on the topics of renal disease, vision and musculoskeletal disorders.
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