DOT Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Training: Deadline Nears!
University of South Florida College of Nursing
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 8:00am ET
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Info
Topic
NRCME Mandatory Training Courses to become nationally certified by May 21, 2014
Speaker(s)
Jean Aertker, DNP, ARNP, FAANP and Wendy Paracka, MS, ARNP-BC
Hosted By
USF
Credits Offered
This event offers
6.5 credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
CME, AACN.
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Additional Information
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Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Training Course
Saturday, February 15, 2014
USF College of Nursing
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
Presented by:
Dr. Jean Aertker, DNP, ARNP, FAANP and Wendy Paracka, MS, ARNP-B
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This training course will enable Medical Examiners the ability to interpret and apply the Federal rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers and motor coach driver medical examinations, ensuring that drivers are physically and mentally fit to safely operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). The National Registry for Certified Medical Examiner Program requires that medical examiners performing commercial driver and medical driver examinations be trained and certified before May 21, 2014.
FEE: $350.00
STATEMENT OF NEED
New standards of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), National Registry for Certified Medical Examiners have created a need for healthcare providers to demonstrate new knowledge to support for Commercial Driver Medical Examiner Training Courses prior to May 21, 2014. This course is provided to Advanced Practice Nurses and Physicians to identify the new knowledge/standards of FMCSA and elevate their current knowledge through this specific review course designed to elevate their current competency to interpret and apply new knowledge in preparing for the recertification and certification requirements of the FMCSA. The content in this training program meets the requirements in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) final rule for the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) Core Curriculum Specifications. In accordance with 49 CFR 390.105(b), this training includes the eight topics which must be covered in the core curriculum specifications.Following completion of this training, participants will receive the proof of training certificate required to take the NRCME examination.