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15 Oil Prophets Medical Professional for Driver Physicals professional listed on the FMCSA National Registry. Drivers with unexpired medical certificates on May 21, 2014, are NOT required to obtain a new medical certificate from a medical professional listed on the National Registry until their current certificate expires. INTERSTATE DRIVERS AND INTRASTATE DRIVERS: While the FMCSA rule applies to interstate drivers only, most states adopt FMCSA regulations to cover intrastate drivers as well because failure to do so would result in the loss of federal transportation funding. It is likely that every state will eventually adopt the new FMCSA rule for intrastate drivers as written. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES: Employers have very limited responsibilities under the new rule. For medical certificates issued on or after May 21, 2014, employers must obtain an original or copy of the medical certificate from the driver or medical professional along with verification that the certificate was completed by a medical professional listed on the National Registry. Both the medical certificate and the verification must be kept in the driver's qualification file. Verification may be as simple as a note placed in the driver qualification file by the employer indicating that the certificate was issued by a medical professional listed on the National Registry. Employers may use the online look up feature on the National Registry to make verification. NATIONAL REGISTRY: Medical professionals listed on the FMCSA's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners can be searched by locality and Zip Code on an interactive map at: https://nationalregistry.fmcsa.dot. gov/NRPublicUI/home.seam REGULATORY CORNER The P&CMA PAC Patrons' Club, with an initial goal of 25 association members statewide, represents those members who have made the highest commitment to the association's political activities by contributing to the P&CMA PAC; PMAA's SBC PAC and Marketer Defense Fund; and NACS PAC. Patrons' Club members receive benefits and recognition throughout the year in recognition of their continued commitment to the association's governmental affairs efforts. Members of the P&CMA Patrons' Club: (as of March 1, 2014) David Collins D C Oil Company, Inc. James L. Eidson Eidson Petroleum, Inc. Russell S. Hager Hager Oil Company, Inc. Wayne A. Hollar The Hollar Company, Inc. Tim Shirley Home Oil Company, Inc. R. Shayne Lord R. S. Lord, LLC Jim Parr Parr's, Inc. Guy J. Spencer, Jr. Mike Segrest The Spencer Companies, Inc. PAC Patrons' For information on becoming a PAC Patron, please contact Bart Fletcher at the association office.