Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
Special Issuances
The following pages of the Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners introduce the AME Assisted Special Issuance (AASI) process.
The Authorization letter is accompanied by attachments that specify the information that treating physician(s) must provide for the re-issuance determination. If this is a first-time application for an AASI for the applicable disease/condition, and the airman has all the requisite medical information necessary for a determination, the Examiner must defer and submit all of the documentation to the AMCD or RFS for the initial determination. An Examiner's decision or determination is subject to review by the FAA.
The Guide refers to a number of selected medical conditions that are initially disqualifying and must be deferred to the AMCD or RFS. Following the granting of an Authorization for Special Issuance of a Medical Certificate (Authorization) by the AMCD or RFS. Each AASI has their own specialized clinical criteria, by which an Examiner may reissue a medical certificate to an applicant with a medical history of an initially disqualifying condition, if otherwise qualified.
AME Assisted Special Issuances
AME Assisted Special Issuances Certificate Coversheet (PDF, 26 KB)
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