NOTICE OF INTENT TO DOWNGRADE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE

Subpart 1. Warning notice of medical status expiring. The commissioner shall send written notice to a CDL holder 60 days prior to the expiration of the CDL holder's medical certification status that states: A. the medical examiner's certificate or the medical waiver will expire within 60 days of the date of the notice; B. the commissioner will change the medical status to "Not Certified" on the CDL holder's driving record; and C. the CDL privilege will no longer be valid, unless the CDL holder submits: (1) current medical documents; or (2) a new self-certification form indicating that the CDL holder is exempt from medical requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162 . Subp. 2. Notice of medical certificate status updated to not certified. The commissioner shall send written notice to a CDL holder who fails to submit a valid medical examiner's certificate or a current medical waiver before either expires, or fails to submit a new self-certification in which the CDL holder certifies that the CDL holder is exempt from the medical examination requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162 . The notice must state: A. the CDL medical certification status has been updated to "NOT CERTIFIED"; B. the CDL privilege is not valid; and C. the CDL will be downgraded to a class D license unless, within 30 days of the date of notice, the CDL holder submits the medical documentation required under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162 . Subp. 3. CDL downgrade. A. A driver whose CDL has been downgraded to a class D license for less than one year may seek reinstatement of the CDL privilege by submitting either: (1) a self-certification form in which the driver certifies that the CDL holder is exempt from the medical examination requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162 ; or (2) the valid medical examiner's certificate or current medical waiver required under Minnesota Statutes, section 171.162, subdivision 3 . B. A driver whose CDL has been downgraded to a class D license for more than one year and who seeks reinstatement of the CDL privilege is subject to the testing requirements under part 7421.0900 .