{"id":176,"date":"2026-11-02T13:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:22:58","slug":"cdl-renewal-versus-dot-medical-card-renewal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=176","title":{"rendered":"CDL Renewal Versus DOT Medical Card Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"176\" class=\"elementor elementor-176\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0b09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DOTSTG \u2022 DRIVER MEDICAL EDUCATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CDL Renewal Versus DOT Medical Card Renewal<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A commercial driver&#8217;s license renewal and a Medical Examiner&#8217;s Certificate renewal are separate processes with different responsible authorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0b0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"cdl-renewal-vs-medical-card-renewal-0\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the licensing agency does<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Utah Driver License Division handles the license, operating categories, endorsements and applicable renewal requirements. A CDL may involve skills, knowledge or administrative processes that are not part of a DOT physical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0b0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"cdl-renewal-vs-medical-card-renewal-1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the medical examiner does<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An FMCSA-certified examiner evaluates health information and determines medical qualification under the applicable standards. The examiner may issue certification for an appropriate period but does not renew the driver&#8217;s commercial license.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0b12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"cdl-renewal-vs-medical-card-renewal-2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What needs to happen before deadlines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check both your CDL credential expiration and medical certification expiration. They may be different. Review Utah DLD self-certification and medical reporting instructions for the relevant driving category.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0b15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"cdl-renewal-vs-medical-card-renewal-3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Correcting a record mismatch<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your medical certification information does not appear accurately in licensing records, confirm the current reporting process with Utah DLD rather than assuming a paper certificate alone resolves the issue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000e0b1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000e0b16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official references and next steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=174\" rel=\"noopener\">Read DOTSTG&#8217;s related guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=148\" rel=\"noopener\">Read DOTSTG&#8217;s related guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dotstg.com\/?page_id=180\" rel=\"noopener\">Read DOTSTG&#8217;s related guide<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000e0b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000e0b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This educational material is not medical advice, not an examiner&#8217;s individual qualification decision, and not a guarantee of a medical certificate. 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