DOT Exams: Review before calling

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• A full bladder for a urine sample
• Glasses or contact lenses if you wear them
• Your driver's license
• List of medications
• Any required special forms, completed by the managing provider beforehand

• Click the link below to access the forms required for these situations
• Take the special forms to the provider that manages your care 
• Bring the completed form to your DOT Exam at Mercury Street Medical
• Hearing impairment
• Vision impairment
• Seizure disorder
• Diabetes (insulin-dependent or not)
• link to FMCSA website for forms

• You take prescribed medication that is controlled, causes drowsiness, or relieves pain. The prescribing provider needs to complete this form.
• your current vision with glasses is not 20/20
• you have diabetes or a seizure disorder
• you have sleep apnea. You need a letter from a sleep doctor stating you are compliant and therapeutic with your CPAP. Otherwise, you must be able to pull up CPAP software on your phone to show sleep/CPAP data during appointment.

• You call and schedule the exam because you need a new DOT license or  it is close to 45 days before your current license expires. If you are uncertain of the status of your license, click here.
• You tell us who is paying for the exam.
• You are told to read this website and make sure you can be prepared for the exam by the scheduled date
• You show up with any required forms from specialists, with a full bladder, glasses or contacts, driver's license, and a list of medications
• You check in on the first floor because that is where you will give a urine sample. You give a urine sample.
• You check in on the first floor and pay for the exam unless your employer or school has made other arrangements to pay for it.
• You will be given forms to complete in the reception area.
• The nurse will call you back, take your vitals, test your peripheral vision, visual acuity, monocular acuity, and color perception, and collect your completed forms.
• Dr. Gallus will review your forms and examine you, including a hearing test (usually).
• Dr. Gallus will make a determination.
• If anything is required of the patient, that will be clearly communicated.
• The forms will be completed and signed if the certificate is granted.
• The forms are given to the patient.
• The front desk makes copies of the forms.
• The forms will sent to the  DOT registry and scanned into the chart. 

PLEASE NOTE: Ultimately it is your responsibility to  make sure the that the Montana Motor Vehicle Division received your renewal paperwork.