The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Medical Review Board will meet via videoconference on May 19-20, 2021.  86 Fed. Reg. 23780 (May 4, 2021).  The MRB is an advisory committee to the FMCSA and provides the agency with input on current medical issues affecting commercial motor vehicle driver qualification and wellness.

At the meeting, the agenda will cover the following topics:

• Finalize recommendations from the MRB’s April 2020 meeting on updates to the Medical Examiner Handbook;
• Conduct a review of the medical assessment form for CMV drivers with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; and
• Evaluate comments and the vision assessment form from the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) ‘‘Qualifications of Drivers; Vision Standard’’ (86 FR 2344, January 12, 2021) for medical sufficiency to assist FMCSA in preparing its final rule to amend the vision standard for CMV drivers.

The meeting is open to the public, and there will be opportunity for public comment on the proceedings.