Do truck drivers need the CMV Driver Medication Form?

Short answer

FMCSA's CMV Driver Medication Form, MCSA-5895, is optional. It is different from a medical examiner's certificate and does not itself establish that a driver is medically qualified.

In plain English

A medical examiner may use the form to obtain information from a prescribing clinician about medication and its effects on safe commercial driving. The examiner evaluates qualification under the applicable medical standards. Taking a prescribed drug does not automatically make a driver qualified or disqualified, and an optional form does not replace the required examination or certification.

What to do

• Tell the medical examiner about your medications and relevant treatment.

• Ask the examiner whether information from your prescribing clinician is needed.

• Do not stop or change medication based on this page; discuss that with your clinician.