SHORT CERT LIKELY — 1-YEAR
The checker reads your verdict. The Kit gets you through the exam: documentation packets for your condition, the two 45-day form clocks run as a calendar, the official medication form packet, waiting-period calendars, failure recovery, and the examiner phone script.
Federal source: FMCSA Medical Examiner's Handbook 2024, Cardiovascular; FMCSA FAQ (MI/CABG waiting periods); Appendix A §D · Rules checked October 2026
Advisory criteria: a minimum 2-month waiting period after a heart attack. Certification then runs at 1-year intervals and expects cardiologist clearance, an ejection fraction above 40%, tolerance of cardiac medication, and an exercise tolerance test above 6 METs, with ETT repeated on a biennial cycle.
Two months is the floor, not the verdict — the cardiology evidence does the deciding at the exam. Drivers return after heart attacks every week, on 1-year cards.
Certificate this points to: 1-YEAR certificates, while the standard's monitoring continues.
Do not book the medical exam before the 2 months run. Arrive with the cardiologist's letter, a recent ETT result above 6 METs, and an echo showing EF above 40% — those three documents are the exam, effectively.
This question is decided by the federal text together with its published advisory criteria — clocks, thresholds, and specialist files. The verdict above follows the cited criteria; your documentation is what proves you meet them.
Only a certified medical examiner on the National Registry can certify you. FreightVerdict reads the published federal standards — it does not certify, diagnose, or treat, and nothing here is medical advice.
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