Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Coach USA, one of the largest transportation companies in North America, announced today that it has agreed to a new medical protocol for drivers with diabetes, which will ensure public safety and protect disability rights.
In an attempt to resolve certain legal challenges with regard to prior diabetes policies, the company has worked in partnership with the American Diabetes Association and AARP Foundation Litigation, a component of the charitable arm of AARP, the older persons' advocacy organization, to agree to the new arrangements.
Under federal motor carrier regulations, drivers with type 2 diabetes may drive provided that their condition can be managed by means other than the use of insulin. Drivers with diabetes managed with insulin may drive only if they can satisfy requirements for inclusion in a federal "diabetes exemption" program. However, federal regulations do not provide clear guidance in determining whether a driver with diabetes not using insulin is medically qualified to drive.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/23/6095520/new-medical-protocol-sets-bus.html
In an attempt to resolve certain legal challenges with regard to prior diabetes policies, the company has worked in partnership with the American Diabetes Association and AARP Foundation Litigation, a component of the charitable arm of AARP, the older persons' advocacy organization, to agree to the new arrangements.
Under federal motor carrier regulations, drivers with type 2 diabetes may drive provided that their condition can be managed by means other than the use of insulin. Drivers with diabetes managed with insulin may drive only if they can satisfy requirements for inclusion in a federal "diabetes exemption" program. However, federal regulations do not provide clear guidance in determining whether a driver with diabetes not using insulin is medically qualified to drive.
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/23/6095520/new-medical-protocol-sets-bus.html