A bill to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted through a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1537
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2013-09-23
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Transportation

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Motor carriers

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to implement or enforce a requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders (including obstructive sleep apnea) only if it is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding.</p> <p>Applies this Act only to a requirement adopted on or after September 1, 2013.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1537 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 23, 2013 Mr. Blunt (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted through a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.

1. Commercial motor vehicle operator requirements relating to sleep disorders (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation may implement or enforce a requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment (including consideration of all possible treatment alternatives) of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders only if the requirement is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding. (b) Applicability Subsection (a) shall not apply to a requirement that was in force before September 1, 2013. (c) Sleep disorders defined In this section, the term sleep disorders includes obstructive sleep apnea.