Lying about sleep apnea?

Depends on the type of sleep apena he should be up front either way

 

If you "fail" a sleep study - ie you were diagnosed as having sleep apnea..... you MUST be compliant with using your CPAP or you are disqualified from holding a DOT medical card.

Just so you know.... intentionally failing to disclose a medical condition that affects your ability to operate a CMV to a DOT medical examiner is perjury and a federal Class I felony.

There is a driver currently serviing 7 years..... one year for each person who died in a probably non-preventable accident.... that did not tell a DOT medical examiner about "failing" a sleep study and was not using a CPAP.

This is not something to try to get around. If you have been screened as being high risk as having sleep apnea.... given a conditional medical card to get a sleep study or have "failed" a sleep study.

Don't risk jail... do the right thing. There are a lot of us OTR that have been using CPAP for years. It can be done.

 

Maverick just started testing for sleep apnea. Not only will they pay for the test if you need it, they'll even buy a new machine for you up front and do payroll deduction until its paid off.

Dunno how many other carriers are doing that, but I know some are telling potential drivers that its their own responsibility to pay for everything.

If he has at least 6 months OTR experience in the last two years, he'll get hired in as an experienced driver at a high pay rate.

If you wanna know more info about Maverick, PM me and check out their forum here.

 

Been ot of it ,researching what co. to go to.Heard some bad reports about maverick.Find them here or elsewhere on ur pc......

 

He's protected by HIPPA from his medical info being shared without his written consent. But a driver has to disclose any known medical conditions on his DOT medical long form. If he hides it an gets in a fatality wreck which can happen to anyone, a thorough background investigation will be done and that would be used against him. So a driver needs to be straight forward to protect himself from being sued in case the inevitable happens. One can slide through the cracks but why chance it? It's an expensive gamble.

Besides all that they are finding out sleep apnea is some pretty serious stuff. Not just the quitting breathing thing but it leads to many other serious health conditions later in life. Trust me I know first hand. The best thing to do is get treated and get compliant. It's best for his job but more importantly his health. Many have problems adapting to a Cpap but eventially get use to it and wouldn't have it any other way when they do. He doesn't realize his problem because it very slowly gets worse over the years. Once treated he'll say he feels much better.

 

So much for medical records being sealed. Great now the governments going to find out I'm a homicidal maniac who spent 10 years in the loony bin for ripping the head off my stretch Armstrong when I was a kid so I could see what was inside him. This is ridiculous sleep apnea is bull crap. My brother in law has it and works for the rail road but doesn't have to worry about that crap when he's driving a train. Just pathetic in my opinion

 

As one of the above posters said, he'd be committing a felony by not disclosing a known condition on his DOT form. It's not worth risking it. If his employer ever finds out, even through a routine check, he'll be fired instantly.

Lying about a condition which can affect operation of a CMV is playing with serious fire. I really, really wouldn't recommend it. Also, if he does have it, he doesn't need to be driving a truck if he won't use the machine, its too risky.

 

Let's put being compliant aside for one moment. Your husband could die. That's right. Sleep apnea could kill him. This isn't something to take lightly. He needs to get on a CPAP machine and see a doctor. You're asking the wrong questions here. You need to ask who a good doc is or how can I get my hands on a CPAP machine. Like yesterday.