Medical Certification Information

Please be advised, effective 6/2/2025, Kansas will no longer be able to manually enter your medical examiner’s certificate (MEC). The information must come electronically from the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NR). Medical examiners are allowed until the next day at midnight to enter the MEC into NR so please ensure you obtain a new MEC prior to the expiration of your current one to prevent any downgrade of your commercial driving privileges.

  • If a driver is currently certified as Category 1, Non-Excepted Interstate, the MEC should be updated electronically when it is pushed from NR without any action on the driver's part. If it is not updated on record within 48 hours, they should contact their medical examiner and ensure there were no errors.
  • If a driver is certified as any category which is NOT Non-Excepted Interstate, they must submit a medical self-certification by one of the methods listed below.

DL Status Check - https://www.ksrevenue.gov/dlstatuscheck

  • View your current DL/CDL status, Medical Examiner's Certificate issue/expiration dates and Medical Certification Category.

Online Kansas Commercial Driver's License Holder Medical Self Certification - https://www.kdor.ks.gov/Apps/MotorVehicles/MotorVehicle/KCDLCertificate

  • Until 6/1/25, you may continue to submit your current MEC online and change between Category 1, Non-Excepted Interstate and Category 2, Excepted Interstate
  • Starting 6/2/25:
    • Your MEC should be posted electronically once submitted by the medical examiner if Category 1, Non-Excepted Interstate.
    • You may use the online site if you:
      • Need to change from Category 1, Non-Excepted Interstate to Category 2, Excepted Interstate.
      • Have been seen by a medical examiner since 6/2/25 AND are currently Category 2, Excepted Interstate and would like to change to Category 1, Non-Excepted Interstate - you will be able to verify if a MEC has been received to allow the change to be completed.
    • If your MEC is not displaying the correct issue/expiration dates at https://www.ksrevenue.gov/dlstatuscheck and needs to be updated, please contact KDOR_Medical.Certification@ks.gov to request a search of NR. You may provide your DL# and a photo of your MEC or any information about the MEC so we can confirm we post the correct one.

Medical Self-Certification Form (Paper Application) - https://ksrevenue.gov/pdf/cdl_med_cert.pdf

  • Change Medical Self-Certification Category by:

Use this flow chart to determine in which category you should self-certify.

Drivers that certify for intrastate driving, either excepted or non-excepted, will have a “K” restriction placed on their license. Drivers with a “K” restriction are limited to driving CDL required vehicles within their state of issuance and may not operate in interstate commerce within their state of issuance.

For example, a Kansas licensed driver with a “K” restriction may not drive a CDL required vehicle hauling intermodal containers from Kansas City, KS to Edgerton, KS because that intermodal container will be placed on a train, then on a ship and sent overseas. Therefore, the movement from Kansas City, KS is the first leg of an interstate movement.

Medical certificates issued on or after May 21, 2014, must be issued by a medical professional listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. This means that a commercial driver who is renewing or obtaining a new medical certificate on or after May 21, 2014, must be examined by a medical professional listed on the national registry. Medical examiners must complete training and pass a certification examination required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to become certified. To learn more about the national registry and search for a certified medical examiner, visit: https://nationalregistry.fmcsa.dot.gov.

The short form is the only one that must be presented to any Kansas exam station or faxed to: 785-296-5859. or email it to: kdor_Medical.Certification@ks.gov.

The long form is given to the employer or kept in the self-employed driver’s business papers. Do not send the long form to update your medical card information on your CDL.

You should consult with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for information about medical qualifications for interstate drivers.

Website: www.fmcsa.dot.gov
Phone: 708-283-3577
Fax: 708-283-3579.

If you are an intrastate driver (only drives in Kansas), contact the Kansas Corporation Commission at 785-271-3151.

Per federal regulations we are required to downgrade your commercial privileges. Your non-commercial privileges will remain valid.

  • It is important to renew your medical examiner’s certificate (MEC) prior to the current MEC expiration to avoid the downgrade of your commercial privileges.
  • If you do not provide our office with an updated medical examiner’s certificate before it expires, the Commercial Driver's License Information System (CDLIS) will be notified immediately, your commercial privileges will be removed, and your physical qualification status in CDLIS will be changed to “not certified.”
  • Law enforcement officers routinely check CDLIS, so you could be taken out of service if operating in non-excepted interstate commerce with an expired Medical Examiner’s Certificate on record.

Please be advised:

  • Effective 6/2/2025, Kansas will no longer accept MECs submitted directly by a CDL holder. The MEC must be pulled directly from the National Registry and the medical examiner has until midnight of the next calendar day to submit the MEC to the registry. Please allow time for this delay.
  • You may check the current MEC on your record at www.ksrevenue.gov/dlstatuscheck.