SPECIALIST / EXEMPTION PATH
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Federal source: Appendix A to Part 391, §A (Hypertension); FMCSA Medical Examiner's Handbook 2024, §4.6 · Rules checked October 2026
Stage 3 hypertension is a reading of 180 systolic and/or 110 diastolic or higher. Under FMCSA's advisory criteria the driver is not qualified at that reading. Once the reading is controlled to 140/90 or below and treatment is tolerated, certification resumes on 6-month certificates. These stages are FMCSA's published advisory criteria (Appendix A; Handbook §4.6), applied by the examiner.
Not qualified today at that reading — full stop, and any examiner who certified it would be breaking the framework. But the path back is written down: control the pressure, tolerate the treatment, then 6-month cards.
This reading is also a genuine health emergency range — see your own clinician urgently, not just for the card. Bring treatment records and a home log showing sustained readings at or below 140/90 when you return.
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