Track The Status Of Your Medical Certificates Online

The FAA has added a new feature to MedXPress that allows pilots to track the status of their medical certificates online throughout the application and review process.

Prior to adding this new feature, pilots had to call the Office of Aerospace Medicine to check their application status.

Heretofore; the FAA MedXPress system allowed anyone requesting an FAA Medical Clearance or Medical Certificate to electronically complete an application. Information entered into MedXPress is available to your FAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) for review at the time of your medical examination. Please note that a medical examination by an AME is required to complete the medical clearance/certification process.

“If you can track where your ridesharing car is or the status of a company delivering your package, pilots should be able to see online the real-time status of their application,” said Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup. “We will continue to explore how we can be more transparent with the aviation community.”

As soon as an application is submitted, it will appear in the pilot’s MedXPress profile. Status updates will change as the application moves through the FAA’s review process. If an application is deferred or denied, the applicant will receive detailed information through the mail.

The FAA notes that the certification process, itself, does not change.

FMI: www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/medical_certification, https://medxpress.faa.gov/medxpress/