{"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "asset_type": "threshold", "body": "The physical qualification standards every interstate commercial driver (truck or bus, CDL or not) must meet under 49 CFR 391.41(b), one record per numbered clause: diabetes treated with insulin, high blood pressure, epilepsy, respiratory dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, vision (20/40 acuity, 70-degree field, colour recognition), hearing (whispered voice at 5 feet or 40 dB average loss), and the rest of the thirteen. Answers 'can a diabetic driver get a CDL', 'what blood pressure disqualifies a truck driver', 'CDL hearing requirement', 'CDL vision requirement 20/40'. The regulation is short and stable, but its numbered clauses set exact numeric thresholds (decibels, Snellen ratios, degrees of visual field) that generalist summaries routinely round off or drop the exception clause from -- e.g. the insulin clause is not an absolute bar, it defers to the exemption program at 391.46, and a summary that omits that turns a conditional disqualification into an absolute one.\n", "description": "The physical qualification standards every interstate commercial driver (truck or bus, CDL or not) must meet under 49 CFR 391.41(b), one record per numbered clause: diabetes treated with insulin, high blood pressure, epilepsy, respiratory dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, vision (20/40 acuity, 70-degree field, colour recognition), hearing (whispered voice at 5 feet or 40 dB average loss), and the rest of the thirteen. Answers 'can a diabetic driver get a CDL', 'what blood pressure disqualifies a truck driver', 'CDL hearing requirement', 'CDL vision requirement 20/40'. The regulation is short and stable, but its numbered clauses set exact numeric thresholds (decibels, Snellen ratios, degrees of visual field) that generalist summaries routinely round off or drop the exception clause from -- e.g. the insulin clause is not an absolute bar, it defers to the exemption program at 391.46, and a summary that omits that turns a conditional disqualification into an absolute one.", "file": "index.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "key_field": "condition", "licence": "Facts extracted from the US Code of Federal Regulations, a US government work not subject to copyright. Each record quotes a short verbatim span of the operative clause and links back to the section on eCFR.", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "title": "Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "dataset", "verified": false} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Alcoholism\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (13) Has no current clinical diagnosis of alcoholism.\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(13)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (13) Has no current clinical diagnosis of alcoholism.\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Alcoholism", "file": "alcoholism.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "alcoholism", "paragraph": "(b)(13)", "source_quote": "(13) Has no current clinical diagnosis of alcoholism.", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(13) Has no current clinical diagnosis of alcoholism.", "title": "Alcoholism \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Cardiovascular disease\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (4) Has no current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse, or congestive cardiac failure;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(4)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (4) Has no current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse, or congestive cardiac failure;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Cardiovascular disease", "file": "cardiovascular-disease.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "cardiovascular-disease", "paragraph": "(b)(4)", "source_quote": "(4) Has no current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse, or congestive cardiac failure;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(4) Has no current clinical diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular disease of a variety known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse, or congestive cardiac failure;", "title": "Cardiovascular disease \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Colour vision (recognition of traffic signal colours)\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(10)(i)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber; or\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Colour vision (recognition of traffic signal colours)", "file": "colour-vision-recognition-of-traffic-signal-colours.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "colour-vision-recognition-of-traffic-signal-colours", "paragraph": "(b)(10)(i)", "source_quote": "(10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber; or", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber", "title": "Colour vision (recognition of traffic signal colours) \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (3) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin for control, unless the person meets the requirements in \u00a7 391.46 ;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(3)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (3) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin for control, unless the person meets the requirements in \u00a7 391.46 ;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin", "file": "diabetes-mellitus-currently-treated-with-insulin.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "diabetes-mellitus-currently-treated-with-insulin", "paragraph": "(b)(3)", "source_quote": "(3) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin for control, unless the person meets the requirements in \u00a7 391.46 ;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(3) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin for control, unless the person meets the requirements in \u00a7 391.46 ;", "title": "Diabetes mellitus currently treated with insulin \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Distant visual acuity\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(10)(i)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber; or\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Distant visual acuity", "file": "distant-visual-acuity.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "distant-visual-acuity", "paragraph": "(b)(10)(i)", "source_quote": "(10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber; or", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses", "title": "Distant visual acuity \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Epilepsy or other condition likely to cause loss of consciousness\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (8) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(8)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (8) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Epilepsy or other condition likely to cause loss of consciousness", "file": "epilepsy-or-other-condition-likely-to-cause-loss-of-consciousness.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "epilepsy-or-other-condition-likely-to-cause-loss-of-consciousness", "paragraph": "(b)(8)", "source_quote": "(8) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(8) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle;", "title": "Epilepsy or other condition likely to cause loss of consciousness \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Field of vision\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(10)(i)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber; or\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Field of vision", "file": "field-of-vision.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "field-of-vision", "paragraph": "(b)(10)(i)", "source_quote": "(10) (i) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing standard red, green, and amber; or", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "field of vision of at least 70\u00b0 in the horizontal meridian in each eye", "title": "Field of vision \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Hearing\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (11) First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard (formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5\u20141951;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(11)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (11) First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard (formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5\u20141951;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Hearing", "file": "hearing.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "hearing", "paragraph": "(b)(11)", "source_quote": "(11) First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard (formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5\u20141951;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(11) First perceives a forced whispered voice in the better ear at not less than 5 feet with or without the use of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of an audiometric device, does not have an average hearing loss in the better ear greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a hearing aid when the audiometric device is calibrated to American National Standard (formerly ASA Standard) Z24.5\u20141951;", "title": "Hearing \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** High blood pressure\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (6) Has no current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with his/her ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(6)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (6) Has no current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with his/her ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "High blood pressure", "file": "high-blood-pressure.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "high-blood-pressure", "paragraph": "(b)(6)", "source_quote": "(6) Has no current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with his/her ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(6) Has no current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with his/her ability to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "title": "High blood 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(ii) An arm, foot, or leg which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or any other significant limb defect or limitation which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to \u00a7 391.49 ;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Impairment of a hand, finger, arm, foot, or leg", "file": "impairment-of-a-hand-finger-arm-foot-or-leg.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "impairment-of-a-hand-finger-arm-foot-or-leg", "paragraph": "(b)(2)", "source_quote": "(2) Has no impairment of: (i) A hand or finger which interferes with prehension or power grasping; or (ii) An arm, foot, or leg which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or any other significant limb defect or limitation which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to \u00a7 391.49 ;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(2) Has no impairment of: (i) A hand or finger which interferes with prehension or power grasping; or (ii) An arm, foot, or leg which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or any other significant limb defect or limitation which interferes with the ability to perform normal tasks associated with operating a commercial motor vehicle; or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to \u00a7 391.49 ;", "title": "Impairment of a hand, finger, arm, foot, or leg \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (1) Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm, or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to \u00a7 391.49 ;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(1)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (1) Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm, or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate pursuant to \u00a7 391.49 ;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm", "file": "loss-of-a-foot-a-leg-a-hand-or-an-arm.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "loss-of-a-foot-a-leg-a-hand-or-an-arm", "paragraph": "(b)(1)", "source_quote": "(1) Has no loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm, or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate 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CFR 391.41\n\n> (9) Has no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with his/her ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder", "file": "mental-nervous-organic-or-functional-disease-or-psychiatric-disorder.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "mental-nervous-organic-or-functional-disease-or-psychiatric-disorder", "paragraph": "(b)(9)", "source_quote": "(9) Has no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with his/her ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(9) Has no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with his/her ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "title": "Mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Respiratory dysfunction\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (5) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with his/her ability to control and drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(5)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (5) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with his/her ability to control and drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Respiratory dysfunction", "file": "respiratory-dysfunction.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "respiratory-dysfunction", "paragraph": "(b)(5)", "source_quote": "(5) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with his/her ability to control and drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(5) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with his/her ability to control and drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "title": "Respiratory dysfunction \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (7) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease which interferes with his/her ability to control and operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(7)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (7) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease which interferes with his/her ability to control and operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;\n\nSource: \n", "citation": "49 CFR 391.41", "condition": "Rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease", "file": "rheumatic-arthritic-orthopedic-muscular-neuromuscular-or-vascular-disease.md", "generated": true, "harvested": "2026-08-31", "id": "rheumatic-arthritic-orthopedic-muscular-neuromuscular-or-vascular-disease", "paragraph": "(b)(7)", "source_quote": "(7) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease which interferes with his/her ability to control and operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "sources": ["https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-391/subpart-E/section-391.41"], "stale_after": "2027-08-31", "standard_text": "(7) Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease which interferes with his/her ability to control and operate a commercial motor vehicle safely;", "title": "Rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease \u2014 Medical conditions that disqualify a commercial driver under 49 CFR 391.41", "type": "threshold", "verified": true} {"asset": "dot-cdl-medical-disqualifying-conditions", "body": "**Disqualifying condition or standard:** Use of a non-Schedule I drug or substance in another 21 CFR part 1308 Schedule\n\n**Standard, as the regulation states it:** (ii) Does not use any non-Schedule I drug or substance that is identified in the other Schedules in 21 CFR part 1308 except when the use is prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner, as defined in \u00a7 382.107 of this chapter , who is familiar with the driver's medical history and has advised the driver that the substance will not adversely affect the driver's ability to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle; and\n\n**Paragraph:** (b)(12)(ii)\n\n**Regulation section:** 49 CFR 391.41\n\n> (ii) Does not use any non-Schedule I drug or substance that is identified in the other Schedules in 21 CFR part 1308 except when the use is prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner, as defined in \u00a7 382.107 of this chapter , who is familiar with the driver's medical history and has advised the driver that the substance will not adversely affect the 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