HEALTHROUTE · NATIONWIDE CDL DRIVER RESOURCES
Check your CDL medical certification status. Find your state’s official resources and make sure your DOT medical certification is recorded.
All 50 states · Official agency links
START WITH THE STATE THAT ISSUED YOUR LICENSE
Choose your licensing state, even if you took your DOT physical somewhere else. We’ll point you to its official agency resource.
Some links open instructions rather than a public lookup. A state login, identity check, or paid driving record may be needed. Official resources open in a new tab; PDFs are labeled.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
ALEA’s FAQ explains how to verify medical card information in its online driver services. Use the official portal linked there; ask your examiner to correct missing or inaccurate exam information.
Open official Alabama resource ↗Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles
Alaska has a separate temporary paper-certificate exemption. Review Alaska DMV’s self-certification instructions and contact DMV to confirm the medical certification on your record. See the Alaska note below before relying on a paper certificate.
Open official Alaska resource ↗Arizona Department of Transportation
Arizona’s medical certificate page directs drivers to AZ MVD Now to verify their certificate. Follow the official link there and check your medical certification details.
Open official Arizona resource ↗Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Arkansas resource ↗California Department of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official California resource ↗Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles
Colorado’s guidance links to myDMV to confirm posted medical information. If the exam has not appeared, contact your medical examiner and the DMV CDL unit.
Open official Colorado resource ↗Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Connecticut resource ↗Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Delaware resource ↗DC Department of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official District of Columbia resource ↗Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Use the official Driver License Check, then review any medical certification information shown. If your certification or expiration date is missing, contact FLHSMV to confirm your CDL medical record. A valid license result alone does not confirm every medical detail.
Open official Florida resource ↗Georgia Department of Driver Services
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Georgia resource ↗Hawaii Department of Transportation
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Hawaii resource ↗Idaho Transportation Department
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Idaho resource ↗Illinois Secretary of State
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Illinois resource ↗Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Indiana resource ↗Iowa Department of Transportation
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Iowa resource ↗Kansas Department of Revenue
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Kansas resource ↗Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Kentucky resource ↗Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Louisiana resource ↗Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Maine resource ↗Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
Maryland’s medical certification guidance directs drivers to myMVA to view CDL status. Review the medical requirements and contact MVA if your record does not match your exam.
Open official Maryland resource ↗Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Massachusetts resource ↗Michigan Secretary of State
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Michigan resource ↗Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Minnesota resource ↗Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Mississippi resource ↗Missouri Department of Revenue
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Missouri resource ↗Montana Motor Vehicle Division
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Montana resource ↗Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Nebraska resource ↗Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Nevada resource ↗New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official New Hampshire resource ↗New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official New Jersey resource ↗New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official New Mexico resource ↗New York Department of Motor Vehicles
Request your own driving record through NY DMV. Choose the appropriate record for CDL medical certification information; identity verification and a fee may apply.
Open official New York resource ↗North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official North Carolina resource ↗North Dakota Department of Transportation
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official North Dakota resource ↗Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Ohio resource ↗Service Oklahoma
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Oklahoma resource ↗Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Oregon resource ↗Pennsylvania Driver and Vehicle Services
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Pennsylvania resource ↗Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Rhode Island resource ↗South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
SCDMV explains how CDL customers can check medical certificate status online. Follow the status-check instructions on its official page.
Open official South Carolina resource ↗South Dakota Department of Public Safety
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official South Dakota resource ↗Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Tennessee resource ↗Texas Department of Public Safety
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Texas resource ↗Utah Driver License Division
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Utah resource ↗Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Vermont resource ↗Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Virginia resource ↗Washington Department of Licensing
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Washington resource ↗West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official West Virginia resource ↗Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Wisconsin resource ↗Wyoming Department of Transportation
Start with the agency’s CDL guidance. Follow its current instructions to confirm medical certification and commercial driving privileges. If medical details are not visible online, ask the agency how to obtain a record showing them.
Open official Wyoming resource ↗No matching state. Try the full state name or its two-letter abbreviation.
Resources reviewed October 28, 2026. Agency pages and services can change. If a page does not show medical details, contact the licensing agency and ask for your CDL medical certification status and expiration date.
For CDL and CLP holders subject to federal medical certification requirements, passing the exam is one part of the process. Your medical certification must also be reflected in your licensing state’s record.
Under National Registry II, your certified medical examiner reports exam results to FMCSA, which transmits the information to your state licensing agency. You still need the correct self-certification category on file.
FMCSA electronic reporting guidance ↗Submits results to the FMCSA National Registry.
Transmits medical certification to the licensing state.
You confirm medical status, dates, and CDL privileges.
JUST FINISHED YOUR DOT PHYSICAL?
The examiner’s federal reporting deadline is midnight local time on the next calendar day after the exam. State processing can vary. Completing the exam does not mean your state record has already updated.
Use the directory above. Look for medical certification information, not just a general “valid license” result. If you cannot see medical details, ask the agency how to confirm them.
Check the certification status and expiration date against your exam paperwork. Confirm your self-certification category and commercial driving privileges, including any restrictions or required variance.
Ask your medical examiner to verify a successful submission and the license number and issuing state used. Then ask your licensing agency whether the information was received and matched to your record.
When required medical certification is missing or expires, the state must begin its downgrade process. Federal rules require completion within 60 days of the status becoming “not-certified.” This does not authorize you to keep driving for 60 days. Resolve your status before operating when medical certification is required.
49 CFR § 383.73 — state procedures ↗OCTOBER 2026 UPDATE
As of October 12, 2026, FMCSA’s notice says CDL and CLP holders licensed in states other than Alaska, and in DC, can no longer rely on a paper medical certificate as temporary proof of medical certification under the expired nationwide exemption.
A separate, provisional exemption runs October 12, 2026–October 12, 2027. It permits eligible Alaska CDL/CLP holders and employers to rely on a paper certificate for up to 60 days after issuance, subject to the exemption’s terms. Confirm the current rule before relying on it.
A paper copy is still useful for your personal records. It does not restore downgraded CDL privileges.
Read the official FMCSA notice ↗SOMETHING DOESN’T LOOK RIGHT?
Start with the clinic where you completed your DOT physical. Ask them to confirm that your exam results were successfully submitted to the FMCSA National Registry.
If something went wrong with the submission, the medical examiner may need to correct it or submit the information again.
What to ask: "Can you check whether my DOT physical was successfully submitted to the National Registry?"
If your medical examiner confirms the exam was submitted, your next step is to contact the state agency that issued your CDL.
Ask whether your medical certification has been received and added to your driving record. If it hasn't, ask what's missing and what you need to do to get it updated.
What to ask: "My doctor submitted my DOT physical, but it's not showing on my CDL record. Can you tell me what's holding it up?"
If you're currently driving for a trucking company, let your safety manager know that your medical certification isn't showing correctly.
Your company may be able to help you check your CDL status and determine what needs to be resolved before you can continue driving.
What to say: "I've completed my DOT physical, but my medical certification hasn't updated on my CDL record yet. I'm working with my examiner and the state to get it corrected."
We can help verify and troubleshoot exam submissions performed by our medical examiners. For an exam elsewhere, start with that examiner.
GOOD QUESTIONS. CLEAR DIRECTION.
Medical certification, self-certification, and your CDL privileges are related—but they are different things to check.
Ask the examiner to confirm successful National Registry submission and verify the license number and state used. Then contact your licensing agency about receipt and matching. Do not assume you are cleared for covered commercial driving until the issue is resolved.
Compare the record to your current medical certificate. Ask your examiner to check the reported exam dates and correct an inaccurate submission. Your licensing agency can investigate a record or matching issue. HealthRoute cannot edit a government CDL record.
Restoration requirements depend on your state, how long you have been downgraded, and your circumstances. Contact the licensing agency for your exact reinstatement steps, fees, and any testing requirements. A new medical exam alone does not automatically restore a CDL.
Yes, keep a copy for your records. For CDL/CLP holders covered by the electronic reporting rules, do not assume it substitutes for the official record. Review the October 2026 update above and Alaska’s separate exemption if applicable. Non-CDL drivers and excepted or intrastate operations may have different requirements.
Use the state that issued your CDL or CLP. Make sure the examiner recorded your current license number and issuing state accurately. The location of the exam does not change which state maintains your CDL record.
No. Requirements depend on your self-certification category: interstate or intrastate, and excepted or non-excepted operations. Ask your state which category fits your actual driving. Do not change categories simply to bypass a medical requirement.
The Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a separate system for drug and alcohol program information. It is not your state medical certification lookup. Check medical status with your licensing state; Clearinghouse restrictions can separately affect commercial privileges.
This guide directs you to official resources; it does not retrieve personal records or certify that you can drive. We can troubleshoot our own exam submissions. Your licensing agency is responsible for your official record and commercial privileges.
YOUR NEXT DOT PHYSICAL
Certified DOT medical examinations, electronic National Registry reporting, and a real team to help with your next step. Walk-ins welcome at our Orlando, Florida office.
Explore DOT physicals ↗Reviewed October 28, 2026. This is an independent HealthRoute resource, not a government lookup service. State requirements and federal exemptions can change; follow current agency instructions and any notice issued to you.