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.
