(625 ILCS 5/6-508.1)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-176)
Sec. 6-508.1. Medical Examiner's Certificate.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a CMV in non-excepted interstate commerce unless the person holds a CDL and is medically certified as physically qualified to do so.
(b) No person who has certified to non-excepted interstate driving as provided in Section 6-508 of this Code shall be issued a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL unless that person presents to the Secretary a medical examiner's certificate or has a current medical examiner's certificate on the CDLIS driver record.
(c) Persons who hold a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL on January 30, 2012 who have certified as non-excepted interstate as provided in Section 6-508 of this Code must provide to the Secretary a medical examiner's certificate no later than January 30, 2014.
(d) As of January 30, 2014, all persons who hold a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL who have certified as non-excepted interstate shall maintain a current medical examiner's certificate on file with the Secretary.
(e) Within 10 calendar days of receipt of a medical examiner's certificate of a driver who has certified as non-excepted interstate, the Secretary shall post the following to the CDLIS driver record:
(1) the medical examiner's name;
(2) the medical examiner's telephone number;
(3) the date of issuance of the medical examiner's
certificate;
(4) the medical examiner's license number and the
state that issued it;
(5) the medical certification status;
(6) the expiration date of the medical examiner's
certificate;
(7) the existence of any medical variance on the
medical examiner's certificate or grandfather provisions;
(8) any restrictions noted on the medical examiner's
certificate; and
(9) the date the medical examiner's certificate
information was posted to the CDLIS driver record.
(f) Within 10 calendar days of the expiration or rescission of the driver's medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both, the Secretary shall update the medical certification status to "not certified".
(g) Within 10 calendar days of receipt of information from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding issuance or renewal of a medical variance, the Secretary shall update the CDLIS driver record to include the medical variance information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(h) The Secretary shall notify the driver of his or her non-certified status and that his or her CDL will be canceled unless the driver submits a current medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or changes his or her self-certification to driving only in excepted or intrastate commerce.
(i) Within 60 calendar days of a driver's medical certification status becoming non-certified, the Secretary shall cancel the CDL.
(Source: P.A. 97-208, eff. 1-1-12.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-176)
Sec. 6-508.1. Medical Examiner's Certificate.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a CMV in non-excepted interstate commerce unless the person holds a CLP or CDL and is medically certified as physically qualified to do so.
(b) No person who has certified to non-excepted interstate driving as provided in Sections 6-507.5 and 6-508 of this Code shall be issued a commercial learner's permit or CDL unless that person presents to the Secretary a medical examiner's certificate or has a current medical examiner's certificate on the CDLIS driver record.
(c) Persons who hold a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL on January 30, 2012 who have certified as non-excepted interstate as provided in Section 6-508 of this Code must provide to the Secretary a medical examiner's certificate no later than January 30, 2014.
(d) On and after January 30, 2014, all persons who hold a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL who have certified as non-excepted interstate shall maintain a current medical examiner's certificate on file with the Secretary. On and after July 1, 2014, all persons issued a CLP who have certified as non-excepted interstate shall maintain a current medical examiner's certificate on file with the Secretary.
(e) Within 10 calendar days of receipt of a medical examiner's certificate of a driver who has certified as non-excepted interstate, the Secretary shall post the following to the CDLIS driver record:
(1) the medical examiner's name;
(2) the medical examiner's telephone number;
(3) the date of issuance of the medical examiner's
certificate;
(4) the medical examiner's license number and the
state that issued it;
(5) the medical certification status;
(6) the expiration date of the medical examiner's
certificate;
(7) the existence of any medical variance on the
medical examiner's certificate or grandfather provisions;
(8) any restrictions noted on the medical examiner's
certificate; and
(9) the date the medical examiner's certificate
information was posted to the CDLIS driver record.
(f) Within 10 calendar days of the expiration or rescission of the driver's medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both, the Secretary shall update the medical certification status to "not certified".
(g) Within 10 calendar days of receipt of information from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding issuance or renewal of a medical variance, the Secretary shall update the CDLIS driver record to include the medical variance information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(h) The Secretary shall notify the driver of his or her non-certified status and that his or her CDL will be canceled unless the driver submits a current medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or changes his or her self-certification to driving only in excepted or intrastate commerce.
(i) Within 60 calendar days of a driver's medical certification status becoming non-certified, the Secretary shall cancel the CDL.
(Source: P.A. 97-208, eff. 1-1-12; 98-176, eff. 7-8-15 (see Section 10 of P.A. 98-722 for the effective date of changes made by P.A. 98-176).)
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