whether there will be an impact on service at the North Mankato office is unknown at this point. DPS says new employees will need to be hired and trained before operations there restart. The Fairfax deputy registrar office will be closed for the time-being, as that location only had two employees - both of whom can no longer access DVS data. If they do retain their job, they simply won't have access to the DVS data, which could make some tasks difficult.
That decisions is instead left with their employer. FastDS-VS is an integrated software solution to administer driver and vehicle services to motor vehicle agencies. It does not, however, require them to be reassigned or fired. Most look-ups involved what appeared to be VIN numbers of vehicles, belonging either to themselves or other individuals with whom they shared a last name.Īccording to DPS, state law requires anyone found to have inappropriately accessed DVS data to "immediately and permanently" lose those permissions.
Until that system is completed, which compliance date according FMCSA is June 23, 2025, medical examiners must continue to issue paper copies of the medical certificates to drivers who pass the medical exam.ĪLL DRIVERS MUST CONTINUE TO CARRY A PAPER COPY OF THEIR MEDICAL CERTIFICATEĬommercial Drivers – You still need to carry a paper copy of your medical card, until FMCSA announces that this is no longer necessary.Doug Neville, deputy director in the Office of Communications at DPS, said there is no indication the offending workers "were using their access for identity theft or any similar nefarious purpose." However, as is required under the law, the information was sent to local county attorneys to review for possible criminal charges.ĭPS-DVS sent letters (which were provided to Bring Me The News) to the six individuals in question, laying out the unauthorized access that was uncovered, as well as their loss of access effective July 20, 2021. The Agency is currently completing efforts to put into place an electronic system to enable medical examiners to transmit the medical certificate information from the National Registry system to the State licensing agencies.
The FMCSA has requested that all medical examiners continue providing drivers with a paper copy of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate – Form MCSA-5876, so that Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders can provide a copy to the State licensing agency, and the non-CDL drivers can provide the documentation to their employers and Federal and State enforcement officials. MEDICAL EXAMINERS MUST CONTINUE TO ISSUE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES TO ALL DRIVERS Special Information Updates Pertaining To ALL STATES Website: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Commercial Driver License Medical Self-certification Form – download the form here Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services Division.Submitting your Medical Certificate to Minnesota