You may have read that the sleep apnea bill was signed into law by President Obama last week. The law forbids the FMCSA from using guidance alone to address sleep apnea screening for drivers.

The law does not require FMCSA to make a sleep apnea screening rule, but it does require that if the agency takes action, it must do so via the formal rulemaking process rather than guidance, as the agency had hinted it would do.

Click through to read more, and let us know what you think. If you snore, have you ever been tested for sleep apnea?

http://www.overdriveonline.com/sleep-apnea-bill-becomes-law-fmcsa-cant-use-guidance-to-address/