GENERAL CRITERIA FOR ACCEPTING INTERSTATE AND INTRASTATE WAIVERS

Subpart 1. Accepting interstate waivers generally. The commissioner shall accept a medical waiver from a CDL holder or driver applicant who has certified under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162, subdivision 2 , clause (1), and who has obtained a medical waiver or skill performance evaluation from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for interstate or foreign commerce relating to: A. vision; B. diabetes mellitus requiring insulin for control; and C. limb impairment. Subp. 2. Accepting intrastate waivers generally. The commissioner shall accept a medical waiver from a CDL holder or driver applicant who has certified under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162, subdivision 2 , clause (3), and who has obtained a medical waiver from the Department of Transportation for intrastate commerce relating to: A. vision; B. diabetes mellitus requiring insulin for control; C. limb impairment; and D. hearing, except that, under part 7414.1520 , the commissioner shall not accept a waiver from the qualifications contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.41 . Subp. 3. Indicating waiver on driver record. The commissioner shall, in accordance with part 7421.0300 , update the driving record when a CDL holder submits a valid medical examiner's certificate accompanied by a current medical waiver that indicates the CDL holder: A. has a current medical waiver that is issued by FMCSA and is so indicated as a restriction; B. is prohibited from operating in interstate or foreign commerce when the current medical waiver is issued by the Department of Transportation and is so indicated as a restriction; or C. is prohibited from operating in interstate or foreign commerce when the current medical waiver is issued by the commissioner and is so indicated as a restriction.