14 C.F.R. § 67.409

Denial of medical certificate

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(a) Any person who is denied a medical certificate by an aviation medical examiner may, within 30 days after the date of the denial, apply in writing to the Federal Air Surgeon, Attention: Manager, Aeromedical Certification Division, AAM-300, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73126, for reconsideration of that denial. If the person does not ask for reconsideration during the 30-day period after the date of the denial, he or she is considered to have withdrawn the application for a medical certificate.

(b) The denial of a medical certificate—

(1) By an aviation medical examiner is not a denial by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. 44703.

(2) By the Federal Air Surgeon is considered to be a denial by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. 44703.

(3) By the Manager, Aeromedical Certification Division, or a Regional Flight Surgeon is considered to be a denial by the Administrator under 49 U.S.C. 44703 except where the person does not meet the standards of §§ 67.107(b)(3) and (c), 67.109(b), or 67.113(b) and (c); 67.207(b)(3) and (c), 67.209(b), or 67.213(b) and (c); or 67.307(b)(3) and (c), 67.309(b), or 67.313(b) and (c).

(c) Any action taken under § 67.407(c) that wholly or partly reverses the issue of a medical certificate by an aviation medical examiner is the denial of a medical certificate under paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) If the issue of a medical certificate is wholly or partly reversed by the Federal Air Surgeon; the Manager, Aeromedical Certification Division; or a Regional Flight Surgeon, the person holding that certificate shall surrender it, upon request of the FAA.

[Docket 27940, 61 FR 11256, Mar. 19, 1996, as amended by Docket FAA-2022-1355, Amdt. 67-22, 87 FR 75845, Dec. 9, 2022]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: Michael L. Woodruff v. Stuart Gitlow, M.D., 91 A.3d 805 (R.I. 2014).
Michael L. Woodruff v. Stuart Gitlow, M.D., 91 A.3d 805 (R.I. 2014). “8 See 14 C.F.R. § 67.409 (2014). Likewise, we believe that the fifth factor, the consequences of exposing file-review physicians to liability, could result in a chilling effect on their willingness to serve as independent evaluators.”
Morales v. Fed. Aviation Admin. Aerospace Med. Certificate Div. Manager David M. O'Brien (D. Nev. 2024). “” 26 14 C.F.R. § 67.409 (b)(3). 1 Congress created an appeal process for adverse medical certificate determinations.”
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