Watch out for Phony Medical Card.

Watch out for Phony Medical Cards.

 

     Be careful where you get your new medical cards. There have been many reports of drivers getting their new physical and the doctor had no legal right to do so. Since May of 2014 there was a law change that prohibited getting a physical unless the doctor was registered in the national registry. This could end up with you losing your CDL, so if you have received a new card recently and you are not sure, do not take any chances and take 5 minutes to check and make sure. Also to better protect yourself check here first before getting any physicals. https://nationalregistry.fmcsa.dot.gov

 

There is a chiropractor in New Mexico, Paul Bateman who has been charged with issuing more than 600 false medical cards. Not only did he do this out of his office but he frequented truck stops to find people to give false physicals to. To read more about this article go here.

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