Enter the two dates from the card
Both are printed on the certificate itself. The issue date sits beside the examiner's signature; the expiry is usually labelled “Expiration Date”. Cards are written for 3, 6, 12 or 24 months, so read it rather than assuming two years.
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The rule changed, and it confused everybody
On 2025-06-23 FMCSA's medical certification integration took effect. For CDL and CLP holders, the examiner now sends the result electronically to the state and it appears on the driving record — the carrier no longer files a paper copy the way it used to.
Examiners and states did not all move over at once, so FMCSA issued a waiver, modified on 2025-08-21, allowing a paper certificate to be relied on for up to 60 days from the date it was issued.
Why that means two clocks, not one
The certificate's own expiry and the paper window are independent, and neither overrides the other. A card issued for two years is in date on its face for 24 months, but the paper you are holding stops being the thing you can rely on 60 days after it was issued. Whichever date comes first is the one that needs action.
Non-CDL drivers are not affected
The electronic transmission change covers CDL and CLP holders. If a driver operates a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL, the paper certificate still goes in the file exactly as before.
These dates are transitional
The waiver is a bridge, not a permanent rule, and the window may be extended or dropped. This page reads the same figures the product uses, so when they change the calculator changes with them.
Tracking more than one driver
This page answers one question. DQTrack does the same arithmetic for every driver and vehicle you run, watches the dates, and emails you before something lapses — see pricing or try another calculator.