Actual BasicMed doctor physical exams

MassPilot said:
A physician's assistant or nurse practitioner can perform the exam on behalf of a physician as long as the physician signs it. I thought DOT physicals work the same way but I could be wrong.
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Well that is the thing. My doctor had no problem doing the actual exam, he just was not willing to sign it.
 
My doctor is part of a subsidiary of a big medical corporation, but he appears to have made up his own mind about it. When I summarized the program for him a few months ago, he asked me to send him a copy of the form when it was released in final form, which I did. When he saw the FAA's recommended reading list, he decided he didn't have time to get involved. :(
 
Palmpilot said:
My doctor is part of a subsidiary of a big medical corporation, but he appears to have made up his own mind about it. When I summarized the program for him a few months ago, he asked me to send him a copy of the form when it was released in final form, which I did. When he saw the FAA's recommended reading list, he decided he didn't have time to get involved. :(
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That's the problem. They don't bother to read the whole thing. They get past the first few paragraphs and throw up their hands. Like one comment my doctor made, "I have no way of independently verifying what you put in Section 2." Well, no, but neither does the AME, I am certifying those items are truthful, not you.
 
Palmpilot said:
My doctor is part of a subsidiary of a big medical corporation, but he appears to have made up his own mind about it. When I summarized the program for him a few months ago, he asked me to send him a copy of the form when it was released in final form, which I did. When he saw the FAA's recommended reading list, he decided he didn't have time to get involved. :(
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That's too bad. My doctor decided he didn't have time to read the recommend reading list and just signed it.
 
My CDL doctor was state licensed. He, too, told the receptionist a FFA doctor would have to do the physical. I underlined a couple of sentences in the paperwork supplied with the physical checklist, asked the receptionist to show him, which she did, and in less than a minute came back and began taking my info.
 
tinerj said:
My CDL doctor was state licensed. He, too, told the receptionist a FFA doctor would have to do the physical. I underlined a couple of sentences in the paperwork supplied with the physical checklist, asked the receptionist to show him, which she did, and in less than a minute came back and began taking my info.
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When I first brought it up I explained that this is a brand new law that lets any licensed physician do this exam instead of an FAA doctor. It got the point across.
 
Did mine with my regular doc today. Emailed him the FAA form and AOPA's explanation link a week ago he said no problem bring the paperwork. Regular exam plus eye chart and color dot booklet. Annual physical so it was free. Online course is boring, not much of a burden though. If you are in a pot legal state find a pot script doc, those guys are breaking federal law for 40 bucks a script. Can't imagine they'd refuse.
 
tinerj said:
My CDL doctor was state licensed. He, too, told the receptionist a FFA doctor would have to do the physical. I underlined a couple of sentences in the paperwork supplied with the physical checklist, asked the receptionist to show him, which she did, and in less than a minute came back and began taking my info.
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I know a couple of large animal vets, but I don't think FFA certifies them ... :D
 
Just came home with my basicmed signoff, did the course, took the test, printed out the certificate. This was my family doc's first basic med, but she is herself an inactive pilot, so she had heard of it.

I have to visit her at least twice a year anyway to review my bp medication, so this was paid by insurance as checkup.
 
From AOPA:
AOPA’s Pilot Information Center is keeping a list of physicians doing BasicMeds. Call 800.USA.AOPA (872-2672) Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Select option #2.
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Brad Z said:
Just got mine done as part of my routine annual physical. Cost exactly $0, as my health insurance requires no co-pay for physicals. And to address paflyer's concerns, she did not make me drop my pants and check my backside.
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Love to know who you saw. My AME turned me down. Not sure (yet) if my PCP will do it.
 
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