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“The Federal Aviation Administration should keep strong safety standards while making its mental health medical rules clearer, more up to date, and less likely to scare people away from getting care.”
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“The Federal Aviation Administration should base aviation mental health policy on evidence, hear from affected groups, and clearly explain when it rejects major recommendations.”
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“FAA aviation mental health review materials should describe the studies, research, diagnostic manuals, and professional protocols that licensed medical professionals use.”
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“The FAA should set aside existing funds from 2026 through 2028 to add and train aviation medical examiners and psychiatrists, reduce special medical clearance backlogs, oversee examiners, and fund aviation mental health education efforts.”
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“The FAA should have firm deadlines to act on aviation mental health recommendations from required reports and the 2024 Mental Health and Aviation Medical Clearances advisory committee, while carrying out what is practicable.”
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“The Federal Aviation Administration should have enough staff, training, and public information tools to handle mental health certification fairly and explain the system clearly to people in aviation.”
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“The FAA should train mental health providers and Aviation Medical Examiners on how it reviews air traffic controller mental health issues, and should consider offering the training online and in person and using an advisory board to keep it updated.”
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“An FAA aviation workforce mental health task group should review and evaluate National Transportation Safety Board recommendations about mental health in the aviation workforce.”
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“The FAA should improve the special medical clearance process for pilots and air traffic controllers with mental-health-related certification issues, reduce case backlogs, and strengthen oversight of aviation medical examiners.”
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“FAA aviation mental health policy work should include consultation with air traffic controller labor representatives, airline pilot representative organizations, aviation medical examiners, and other relevant stakeholders.”
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