683 

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 68.3 

§ 67.415

Return of medical certificate 

after suspension or revocation. 

The holder of any medical certificate 

issued under this part that is sus-
pended or revoked shall, upon the Ad-
ministrator’s request, return it to the 
Administrator. 

PART 68—REQUIREMENTS FOR OP-

ERATING CERTAIN SMALL AIR-
CRAFT WITHOUT A MEDICAL 
CERTIFICATE 

Sec. 
68.1

Applicability. 

68.3

Medical education course requirements. 

68.5

Comprehensive medical examination. 

68.7

Comprehensive medical examination 

checklist. 

68.9

Special Issuance process. 

68.11

Authority to require additional infor-

mation. 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701–44703, sec. 

2307 of Pub. L. 114–190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 U.S.C. 
44703 note). 

S

OURCE

: Docket FAA–2016–9157, Amdt. 68–1, 

82 FR 3165, Jan. 11, 2017, unless otherwise 
noted. 

§ 68.1

Applicability. 

This part prescribes the medical edu-

cation and examination requirements 
for operating an aircraft under 
§ 61.113(i) of this chapter without hold-
ing a medical certificate issued under 
part 67 of this chapter. 

§ 68.3

Medical education course re-

quirements. 

(a) The medical education course re-

quired to act as pilot in command in an 
operation under § 61.113(i) of this chap-
ter must— 

(1) Educate pilots on conducting med-

ical self-assessments; 

(2) Advise pilots on identifying warn-

ing signs of potential serious medical 
conditions; 

(3) Identify risk mitigation strategies 

for medical conditions; 

(4) Increase awareness of the impacts 

of potentially impairing over-the- 
counter and prescription drug medica-
tions; 

(5) Encourage regular medical exami-

nations and consultations with pri-
mary care physicians; 

(6) Inform pilots of the regulations 

pertaining to the prohibition on oper-

ations during medical deficiency and 
medically disqualifying conditions; and 

(7) Provide the checklist developed 

by the FAA in accordance with § 68.7. 

(b) Upon successful completion of the 

medical education course, the fol-
lowing items must be electronically 
provided to the individual seeking to 
act as pilot in command under the con-
ditions and limitations of § 61.113(i) of 
this chapter and transmitted to the 
FAA— 

(1) A certification of completion of 

the medical education course, which 
shall be retained in the individual’s 
logbook and made available upon re-
quest, and shall contain the individ-
ual’s name, address, and airman certifi-
cate number; 

(2) A release authorizing single ac-

cess to the National Driver Register 
through a designated State Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles to furnish to 
the FAA information pertaining to the 
individual’s driving record; 

(3) A certification by the individual 

that the individual is under the care 
and treatment of a physician if the in-
dividual has been diagnosed with any 
medical condition that may impact the 
ability of the individual to fly, as re-
quired under § 61.23(c)(3) of this chap-
ter; 

(4) A form that includes— 
(i) The name, address, telephone 

number, and airman certificate number 
of the individual; 

(ii) The name, address, telephone 

number, and State medical license 
number of the physician performing 
the comprehensive medical examina-
tion; 

(iii) The date of the comprehensive 

medical examination; and 

(iv) A certification by the individual 

that the checklist described in § 68.7 
was followed and signed by the physi-
cian during the medical examination 
required by this section; and 

(5) A statement, which shall be 

signed by the individual certifying that 
the individual understands the existing 
prohibition on operations during med-
ical deficiency by stating: ‘‘I under-
stand that I cannot act as pilot in com-
mand, or any other capacity as a re-
quired flight crew member, if I know or 
have reason to know of any medical 
condition that would make me unable 

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