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According to FMCSR, the medical certificate you get when you have your DOE physical can be dated 2 years from the date of the exam. You will still have to get a medical exam every year, but having your doctor date the medical certificate that you carry will help avoid future difficulties.

Also, as of May 21, your exam must be by a doctor who is certified by the USDOT (that's FEDERAL, not state). Aquafredda is so certified. If you go to another doctor make sure he/she is.

Last but not least ... You must submit an updated medical certificate 20 days before your old one expires to give the DMV time to update your records. You should mail this as soon as you get it. Maria in the office will also e-mail it to them to make doubly sure they get it, but it is still your responsibility to send it along with a copy of your license.

This leaves a small window of about 7-10 days during which to get your physical, because if you go more that 30 days before it is due, you will not be eligible to be reimbursed ($35) by our medical coverage. So, you want to be within 30 days of when it is due, but but go in time ... 20 days ... to have a new certificate before the old one expires.

If you get your medical certificate dated for 2 years, you will have more leeway as to when you go for your physical next year because your certificate won't be expiring at the same time your medical is due.

The address for mailing a copy of your medical certificate is ...

NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
Medical Certification Unit
PO Box 2601
Albany, NY 12228-0601

Include a copy of your license as well.

Quote from: Buzz on April 10, 2014, 02:59:33 PM
According to FMCSR, the medical certificate you get when you have your DOE physical can be dated 2 years from the date of the exam. You will still have to get a medical exam every year, but having your doctor date the medical certificate that you carry will help avoid future difficulties. Andy is bringing this page ... http://www.mancomm.com/files/freeforms/part391/391-41_instructions_to_the_medical_examiner.pdf ... to Dr. Acquafredda to make him aware.

So far, Acquafredda is refusing to date the certificates for 2 years.

He's also saying that he's going to increase his fee. If so, we might be better off using a doctor who takes our insurance and just paying the $15 co-pay in the future.

Quote from: Buzz on April 10, 2014, 02:59:33 PMAlso, as of May 21, your exam must be by a doctor who is certified by the USDOT (that's FEDERAL, not state). Aquafredda is so certified. If you go to another doctor make sure he/she is.

Here's a list of doctors so certified on Staten Island that I compiled. Source: https://nationalregistry.fmcsa.dot.gov/home
Ana Contarino
Physician Assistant , National Registry #: 6804040321
Certification Date: 4/26/2014
Heartland Medical Services, PC
Employer: Heartland Medical Services, PC
251 Richmond Hill Road, Staten Island, NY, 10314
718-761-2800


Lawrence F Wasser
Medical Doctor , National Registry #: 6077708348
Certification Date: 4/15/2014
Heartland Medical Services
Employer: Heartland Medical Services
251 Richmond Hill Road, Staten Islans, NY, 10314
718-761-2800


Mary Awad
Medical Doctor , National Registry #: 5982925769
Certification Date: 4/15/2014
heartland medical services
Employer: heartland medical services
251 Richmond hill road, Staten Island, NY, 10314
718-761-2800


Frank Scafuri
Doctor of Osteopathy, National Registry #: 4811629495
Certification Date: 2/11/2014
Frank Scafuri III DOPC
Employer: Frank Scafuri III DOPC
682 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY, 10310
and 5091 Amboy Road (Between Bayview & Seguine)
718-370-3730


Saverio Acquafredda
Medical Doctor , National Registry #: 3609456067
Certification Date: 3/25/2014
self employed
Employer: self employed
212 CROMWELL AVE, STATEN ISLAND, NY, 10305
718-987-4848


Miguel A Tirado
Medical Doctor , National Registry #: 1846268613
Certification Date: 3/18/2014
Richmond Primary Care Specialists PC
Employer: Richmond Primary Care Specialists PC
305 Seguine Ave Suite 1, Staten Island, NY, 10309
718-967-8300


Keith Kouroupos
Physician Assistant , National Registry #: 9377982054
Certification Date: 1/14/2014
Richmond Primary Care
Employer: Richmond Primary Care
305 Seguine Avenue, Staten Island, NY, 10309
718-967-8300


Also, this company specializes in DOT physicals and I was able to confirm that the 3 doctors they listed on their website are US DOT certified. http://www.mobilehealth.net/business-solutions/health-screening/dot-physical/

Mobile Health
294 New Dorp Lane
2nd Floor
Staten Island, NY 10306
Telephone: 212-695-5122
Hours:
Wednesday: 9:00-4:30
Friday: 9:00-2:00

You're better off using your own doctor, Just pay the Co pay and that's it. Also if you had heart bypass surgery make sure your Doctor puts that down on the form

Quote from: sbdriver1 on April 30, 2014, 03:35:30 PM
You're better off using your own doctor, Just pay the Co pay and that's it. Also if you had heart bypass surgery make sure your Doctor puts that down on the form

The point is, as of May 21 the doctor you use must be FMCSA certified. If your doctor is not in the registry (link above) he's not certified and you can't use him for this purpose.

The list I provided above is of every doctor on Staten Island I could find on the registry. This is a new regulation and a lot of doctors may not yet be aware of it. I think in the future a lot more doctors will become so certified. (This involves training and a test.)

More than likely these doctors (except for Acquafredda) take our coverage and we'd still have to pay only the $15 co-pay.

I'm not going to keep this list updated because it's changing all the time, so the best thing to do is to go to this link ... https://nationalregistry.fmcsa.dot.gov/NRPublicUI/SearchResults.seam?zip=10312&lastName=&nrID=&profession=NotChosen&pageSize=25&state=NY&radius=10&currentPage=0&firstName=&city=new+york&cid=59688 ... and scroll through page 1 & 2. I used a 10 mile radius of zip 10312 so nearby Jersey is intermingled with Staten Island. Two I would point out would be the Minute Clinic inside CVS on Hylan Blvd in Old Town and Ivy Urgent Care on Richmond Rd.

Note: A driver told me this morning that Heartland Medical is no longer in business.

Note: I'm told that Acquafredda now charges $75

you have to be very careful here just because a doctor takes our insurance blue cross,,denies payment on part of athe physical so if u just pay the co-payment you can  be billed later by the doctor...case in point heartland villiage medical...157.00 blue cross gives u the 40.00 and u also paid the 15.00 co-pay

Quote from: gigi11744 on September 09, 2014, 10:17:44 PM
you have to be very careful here just because a doctor takes our insurance blue cross,,denies payment on part of athe physical so if u just pay the co-payment you can  be billed later by the doctor...case in point heartland villiage medical...157.00 blue cross gives u the 40.00 and u also paid the 15.00 co-pay

You're right. Yet some people get away with it. Maybe the doctor puts it in as something other than yearly physical???

Buzz
I know you have explained this before BUT one more time please?
If my DOT card is dated to expire in 2016 - why do I need a medical this year?
Almost sounds like abbott & costello...lol
Thanks!

Quote from: terminator on January 05, 2015, 10:35:21 PM
Buzz
I know you have explained this before BUT one more time please?
If my DOT card is dated to expire in 2016 - why do I need a medical this year?
Almost sounds like abbott & costello...lol
Thanks!

For NYC DOE you need a medical EVERY year.

Will Dr. Mana date it for 2 years?

Quote from: MOOSE1742 on January 06, 2015, 02:03:35 AM
Will Dr. Mana date it for 2 years?

I believe so, but not sure.

The only advantage to getting it dated for 2 years is so that the following year it gives you extra time for DMV to update their records and avoid decertification of your 19-A. You still have to get a medical every year to satisfy OPT (as per state law).

That makes sense (DOE sense that is...lol) DOE Med  is every year as usual but DMV is every 2 years.
Thanks Buzz!

Quote from: terminator on January 07, 2015, 02:06:14 AM
That makes sense (DOE sense that is...lol) DOE Med  is every year as usual but DMV is every 2 years.
Thanks Buzz!

Yes, for a normal CDL it's every 2 years. But for school bus drivers it's every year (or more often for some medical conditions) as per state education department regulations ... which, I assume, is why OPT requires same.

Click for an updated list of certified doctors

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/medical/national-registry-certified-medical-examiners-search/results?field_geofield_distance%5Bdistance%5D=15&field_geofield_distance%5Bunit%5D=3959&field_geofield_distance%5Borigin%5D=10314&field_me_national_registry_no_value=&field_me_first_name_value=&field_me_last_name_value=&field_me_business_name_value=

Andy gave me the name of a DOT certified nurse practitioner that is also union reimbursement eligible.