DOT certification PASSED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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DOT Certification
DOT certification PASSED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
what are disqualifying conditions? - Correct Answer- -epilepsy
-use of anticonvulsant/seizure meds
-dialysis
-peripheral, autonomic neuropathies
-diabetic retinopathy
- methadone use
-monocular vision (unless use alternative proce...
DOT certification PASSED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
what are disqualifying conditions? - Correct Answer- -epilepsy
-use of anticonvulsant/seizure meds
-dialysis
-peripheral, autonomic neuropathies
-diabetic retinopathy
- methadone use
-monocular vision (unless use alternative procedures)
-alcohol >0.02%
when do you have to report certifications - Correct Answer- midnight the next day
what is the ME role in certification - Correct Answer- fitness for duty
turn around or short delay driver - Correct Answer- return home every evening
interstate drivers - Correct Answer- go between states
intrastate driver - Correct Answer- stay in the same state
long relay driver - Correct Answer- 9-11 hours, then 10 hours off
CDL driver - Correct Answer- 16 or more passengers, transports hazardous materials
how long do you have to keep certificates - Correct Answer- 3 years after date of certification
biggest risk for DM drivers - Correct Answer- hypoglycemia
,what are the two waiver/exemption programs for things that are normally disqualifying -
Correct Answer- hearing and epilepsy
epilepsy- 12 months
hearing- 24 months
how long does it take fmsca to make an exemption decision - Correct Answer- within 180
days
who issues exemptions/waivers - Correct Answer- FMSCA
what is the max certification for a healthy person with no medical problems - Correct
Answer- 2 years, 24 months
how long can you certify a driver with epilepsy waiver - Correct Answer- one year
how long can you certify the insulin dependent driver that filled out the form - Correct
Answer- one year
how long can a driver with a hearing exemption be certified - Correct Answer- 2 years
** epilepsy exemption is only one year so this is different
what eye conditions should the ME ask about - Correct Answer- -retinopathy
-cataracts
-aphakia
-glaucoma
-macular degeneration
what on the snellen chart is required for vision - Correct Answer- 20/40 or lower in each eye
individually and then together
, what hearing questions should you ask - Correct Answer- -ear disorders
-loss of hearing
-loss of balance
what should the horizontal visual field in each eye be - Correct Answer- at least 70 degrees
whispered test hearing requirment - Correct Answer- 5 feet or greater in JUST ONE EAR
only need one ear to meet requirements
how do calculate audiometric testing - Correct Answer- average all three dB, has to be <40
if fail whisper test in both ears what next - Correct Answer- audiometric testing
if fail whisper test in one ear what next - Correct Answer- the driver passed, only need to
meet requirement in one ear
passed one ear but failed the other, how long can you certify - Correct Answer- 2 years
only need to meet hearing requirement in one ear
what is monocular vision - Correct Answer- less than 20/40 vision in one eye and greater than
20/40 in the other
disqualifying unless alternative qualifying procedure
what EF of the heart is required to be certified - Correct Answer- >40%
macular degeneration is loss of what vision - Correct Answer- central
glaucoma is loss of what vision - Correct Answer- peripheral
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