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Excerpts from Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
Application Process for Medical Certification
Application Review
Item 62. Has Been Issued
The AME must check the proper box to indicate if the Medical Certificate, FAA Form 8500-9 (white), or Medical Certificate and Student Pilot Certificate, FAA Form 8420-2 (yellow), has been issued. If neither form has been issued, the Examiner must indicate denial or deferral by checking one of the two lower boxes. If denied, a copy of the Examiner's Letter of Denial (MS Word)
should be forwarded to the AMCD.
- Applicant's Refusal. When advised by an Examiner that further examination and/or medical records are needed, the applicant may elect not to proceed. The Examiner should note this on FAA Form 8500-8. No certificate should be issued, and the Examiner should forward the application form to the AMCD, even if the application is incomplete.
- Anticipated Delay. When the Examiner anticipates a delay of more than 14 days in obtaining records or reports concerning additional examinations, the completed FAA Form 8500-8 should be transmitted to the AMCD with a note stating that additional information will follow. No medical certificate should be issued.
- Issuance. When the Examiner receives all the supplemental information requested and finds that the applicant meets all the FAA medical standards for the class sought, the Examiner should issue a medical certificate.
- Deferral. If upon receipt of the information the Examiner finds there is a need for even more information or there is uncertainty about the significance of the findings, certification should be deferred. The Examiner's concerns should be noted on FAA Form 8500-8 and the application transmitted to the AMCD for further consideration. If the applicant decides at this point to abandon the application for a medical certificate, the Examiner should also note this on FAA Form 8500-8 and mail the incomplete form to the AMCD. An incomplete FAA Form 8500-8 should not be transmitted to the AMCD for further consideration.
- Denial. When the Examiner concludes that the applicant is clearly ineligible for certification, the applicant should be denied, using the AME Letter of Denial. Use of this form will provide the applicant with the reason for the denial and with appeal rights and procedures.
(See Medical Certification Decision Making)
This section provides guidance for the completion of Items 59-64 of FAA Form 8500-8. The Examiner is responsible
for conducting the examination. However, he or she may delegate to a qualified physician's assistant, nurse,
aide, or laboratory assistant the testing required for Items 49-58. Regardless of who performs the tests, the
Examiner is responsible for the accuracy of the findings, and this responsibility may not be
delegated.
After all routine evaluations and tests are completed, the Examiner should make a complete review of
FAA Form 8500-8. If the form is complete and accurate, the Examiner should add final comments, make
qualification decision statements, and sign the declaration. The medical history page of FAA Form 8500-8
must be completed in the handwriting of and signed and dated by the applicant. Upon completion of the
physical examination, the entire FAA Form 8500-8, Items 1 through 64, must be electronically
transmitted to the FAA vis the AMCS.
Application Review Items:
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