Mississippi CDL Mississippi Medical Self-Certification and Electronic Reporting

CDL holders self-certify as non-excepted interstate, excepted interstate, non-excepted intrastate, or excepted intrastate. The correct category depends on the actual commerce and activity, not merely where the truck happens to be on one day.

A driver in a category requiring medical qualification uses a certified medical examiner and keeps the examination and any variance current. Mississippi lists a medical certificate as valid for up to two years, but the examiner may issue a shorter period based on the driver's condition.

Beginning June 23, 2025, Mississippi stopped accepting physical or scanned MCSA-5876 certificates. The medical examiner sends the result to FMCSA's National Registry, Mississippi retrieves it electronically, and the result is posted to the driver record.

The examiner is required to submit the result within 48 hours. Allow enough time for transmission before requesting a credential transaction; Mississippi must reject the transaction if the required medical result is not yet available in the electronic record.

A driver must renew required medical qualification before expiration and maintain any variance. A missing or expired electronic record can cause loss or downgrade of commercial privileges until the official record and applicable reinstatement steps are complete.

Apply the rule to the exact Mississippi vehicle, credential, date, trip, test stage, and operating facts. Current Mississippi DPS pages, current law, federal requirements, and the current official manual control when an older page label conflicts with a later rule.