Section 217.10 - Events Requiring, and Timing of, Medical Assessments(a) A medical assessment of persons subject to a fitness evaluation shall be commenced by a Board-appointed physician and completed: (1) within 90 days prior to entry into the pilot trainee training program, unless the Executive Director, for good cause shown, increases the period for not to exceed 30 days;(2) within 90 days prior to issuance of an original pilot license, unless a medical assessment of the trainee has been commenced by a Board-appointed physician and completed within 90 days prior to licensure;(3) within 90 days prior to renewal of a pilot license unless a medical assessment of the pilot has been commenced by a Board-appointed physician and completed within 90 days prior to license renewal;(4) as a pilot trainee, annually, within 90 days prior to the anniversary of the trainee's entry into the pilot trainee training program, unless a medical assessment of the trainee has been commenced by a Board-appointed physician and completed within 90 days prior to the trainee's next anniversary;(5) upon direction by a Board-appointed physician, within 90 days prior to returning to pilot or pilot trainee duty after an absence from duty for medical reasons that continued for either 30 consecutive days or a total of 30 days in any 60-day period;(6) upon direction by a Board-appointed physician following referral by the Executive Director or the Board under Section 217.30;(7) upon direction by a Board-appointed physician following receipt of a notice from the pilot or pilot trainee of changes in the person's medication or medical condition; and(8) upon direction by a Board-appointed physician following receipt of correspondence from the U.S. Coast Guard concerning a pilot's medical condition and right to act under the authority of the pilot endorsement to the federal merchant mariner credential.(b) A medical assessment may not be required in all instances to make a fitness evaluation under subsections (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(8). The need for a medical assessment will be at the discretion of the examining physician, subject to review by the Medical Review Officer, as is described in Section 217.25.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 7, § 217.10
1. New section filed 1-24-2014; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 4).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-52-20 (2019 CA EO 52-20), dated April 16, 2020, which temporarily waived certain pilot license renewal requirements, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)(1)-(4) and (b) filed 7-29-2021; operative 10-1-2021 (Register 2021, No. 31). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20. Note: Authority cited: Section 1154, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Sections 1101, 1141, 1157, 1157.1, 1157.2, 1157.3 1157.4, 1171, 1171.5, 1176, 1176.5, 1180, 1181, 1182 and 1183, Harbors and Navigation Code.
1. New section filed 1-24-2014; operative 4-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 4).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-52-20 (2019 CA EO 52-20), dated April 16, 2020, which temporarily waived certain pilot license renewal requirements, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)(1)-(4) and (b) filed 7-29-2021; operative 10/1/2021 (Register 2021, No. 31). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.