Section 28.18 - Minimum Physical and Medical Requirements for Class a, B, or Commercial Class C Driver Licenses; or Ambulance Driver CertificatesThe minimum medical requirements for a Class A, B, or Commercial Class C license or Ambulance Driver Certificate, required by Section 12804.9(a)(1), 12527(a) or 15275 of the Vehicle Code shall be:
(a) those standards required of motor carrier drivers by the Federal Highway Administration of the Department of Transportation as set forth in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations at 49 CFR 391.41 and(b) those standards recommended in the medical advisory criteria for hypertension as set forth at 49 CFR 391.43(f) (Instructions for Performing and Recording Physical Examinations) prepared by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as guidelines to aid the medical examiner in making the qualification determination as they relate to blood pressure, hypertension, and recertification periods based on hypertension.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 28.18
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 100.18 to section 28.18 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
2. Amendment of section heading, text and NOTE filed 10-26-94; operative 11-25-94 (Register 94, No. 43).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 10-18-2005; operative 11-17-2005 (Register 2005, No. 42). Note: Authority cited: Section 1651, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 12804.9(a)(1), 12527(a), 15210 and 15275, Vehicle Code; and Sections 391.41 and 391.43, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former section 100.18 to section 28.18 filed 7-19-93 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 30).
2. Amendment of section heading, text and Note filed 10-26-94; operative 11-25-94 (Register 94, No. 43).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 10-18-2005; operative 11-17-2005 (Register 2005, No. 42).