FMCSA has announced a decision to issue Notices of Proposed Removal from the National Registry for failure to adequately perform US DOT physical qualification examinations of interstate commercial motor vehicle operators in accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
After identifying concerns about the high volume of physical qualification examinations conducted by Drs. Jenny Le (National Registry No. 4762579227), Doctor of Chiropractic, and Dustin Mai (National Registry No. 7120983977), Doctor of Chiropractic, FMCSA referred the matter to the US DOT Office of Inspector General. The USDOT Office of Inspector General then collaborated with the U.S. Department of Justice (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and the US Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security Investigations) to investigate the examiners’ actions. FMCSA subsequently determined that Dr. Le and Dr. Mai failed to correctly apply required standards in determining that drivers are physically qualified to operate a CMV.
Accordingly, on April 10, 2025, FMCSA voided over 15,000 unexpired Medical Examiner’s Certificates (MECs) issued by Dr. Le and Dr. Mai between March 2023 and March 2025 – an action that affected 15,225 commercial motor vehicle drivers. While this action does not immediately impact a driver’s ability to continue operating a CMV, drivers who received their MECs from Dr. Le or Dr. Mai must obtain a new certificate by May 10, 2025, from one of more than 38,000 active medical examiners listed on the National Registry.