SHORT CERT LIKELY — 1-YEAR
The checker reads your verdict. The Kit gets you through the exam: documentation packets for your condition, the two 45-day form clocks run as a calendar, the official medication form packet, waiting-period calendars, failure recovery, and the examiner phone script.
Federal source: FMCSA Medical Examiner's Handbook 2024, Cardiovascular · Rules checked October 2026
Advisory criteria: after unstable angina (a changing pattern, pain at rest, or a new diagnosis), certification waits until the driver has been symptom-free and stable for about 3 months with cardiologist clearance. Certification then runs at 1-year intervals.
The clock is 3 months of demonstrated stability — not 3 months since the scariest day, but 3 months of a quiet, treated pattern your cardiologist will sign for.
Certificate this points to: 1-YEAR certificates, while the standard's monitoring continues.
The cardiologist's letter must use the language of stability: symptom-free interval, treatment plan, and clearance. Bring ETT results if performed.
This question is decided by the federal text together with its published advisory criteria — clocks, thresholds, and specialist files. The verdict above follows the cited criteria; your documentation is what proves you meet them.
Only a certified medical examiner on the National Registry can certify you. FreightVerdict reads the published federal standards — it does not certify, diagnose, or treat, and nothing here is medical advice.
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