Medical Certification

Medical Certificates

• Contact the Aerospace Medical Certification Division
• How to obtain a Medical Certificate
• FAA MedXPress (online FAA Form 8500-8 application)
• Pilot Information - Over-the-Counter Medications
• Questions and Answers
  • Deaf Pilot
  • Sport Pilot
• Request a Copy of Your Medical Certificate
• Locate an AME
• Locate a HIMS (Human Intervention Motivation Study) AME: MS Word, PDF

  HIMS AMEs are trained in evaluating airmen for substance- or alcohol-related conditions or other mental conditions. HIMS AMEs can provide sponsorship and monitoring for such conditions when required by the FAA for medical certification purposes.

Aviation Medical Examiners

• Aviation Medical Examiner Home Page
• Aerospace Medical Certification Subsystem (AMCS) Online Support
• Aviation Medical Examiner Training
• Federal Air Surgeon's Medical Bulletin
• Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners
• Regional Flight Surgeon Contact Information
• When Your Pilots Use MedXPress …

Drug and Alcohol Program

• DUI/DWI Program
• Industry Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

General Aviation Joint Steering Committee Letter to Pilots

• Prevention of Aircraft Accidents Resulting from the Pilot's Use of Impairing Medications (PDF)