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title: Medical examiner's certificate
description: Proof that a driver meets medical qualification standards, and how carriers file it since the 2025 National Registry change.
date: 2026-01-08
lastReviewed: 2026-10-21
canonical: /glossary/medical-examiners-certificate
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The **medical examiner’s certificate** (often called the medical card) shows a driver passed a physical exam by a certified medical examiner. Since June 23, 2025, CDL and permit holders no longer get a paper certificate: the examiner’s results go to the state, which posts the driver’s medical status on the CDLIS motor vehicle record, and the carrier files that record. Drivers who do not need a CDL still receive a paper certificate, and the carrier files a copy.