The airman medical application, the BasicMed checklist, CACI worksheets and the status summaries pilots ask their own doctors to complete, with who fills each.
FAA medical certificates are issued by Aviation Medical Examiners. The pilot completes Items 1-20 of FAA Form 8500-8 in MedXPress, and the AME enters the exam in AMCS, then issues the certificate or defers. Treating clinicians get the rest: the Report of Eye Evaluation (FAA Form 8500-7), the Ophthalmological Evaluation for Glaucoma (FAA Form 8500-14) and status reports for sleep apnea, diabetes and weight-loss medication. BasicMed pilots can have any state-licensed physician complete FAA Form 8700-2.
This page lists 66 forms. CACI worksheets let an AME issue a certificate for a stable condition, such as hypertension, asthma or migraine, from the treating physician's Detailed Clinical Progress Note dated within 90 days of the exam. Most status reports go back to the pilot, who brings them to the AME for upload. HIMS checklists are for HIMS-trained AMEs. Vero Documents fills PDF forms from the visit note and the chart, and the clinician reviews and signs.
AME's evaluation of a pilot with a single alcohol-related event (DUI/DWI, detainment or arrest) covering history, screening and documentation review, to decide whether to issue or defer.
Treating provider reports A1C, medications, hypoglycemia, complications and stability for a pilot whose diabetes or hyperglycemia is treated with non-insulin medication (AASI).
Treating provider documents OSA treatment, compliance data and symptom resolution for a pilot on CPAP/oral appliance or post-surgery (initial review or AASI renewal).
FAA specification of what a treating provider's clinic note must contain (history, meds, exam, tests, assessment, plan) to be accepted for CACI, AASI and special-issuance decisions.
Prescribing provider documents the weight-loss or prediabetes medication, dose stability, side effects, A1C and BMI for a pilot taking it.
FAA Form 8500-7Eye specialist's report of history, phorias, fusion, pupils, fields, slit-lamp and fundus findings, acuity, IOP, prescription and evaluation for an airman with an eye condition or failed vision screen.
FAA Form 8500-8Records the airman's medical history and the AME's physical examination and certification decision for a first-, second- or third-class FAA medical certificate (14 CFR Part 67).
FAA Form 8700-2State-licensed physician performs a comprehensive exam and declares no known condition that would interfere with safe operation, so a pilot may fly under BasicMed (14 CFR 61.113(i), 68) instead of holding a third-class medical.
Specifies the psychologist's or neuropsychologist's evaluation and report for the ADHD fast track (records review, face-to-face evaluation, findings) within 90 days of the AME exam.
Specifies the in-person HIMS neuropsychologist evaluation and testing report for the ADHD standard track.
Item-by-item requirements for the endocrinologist's initial comprehensive report, CGM data and renewal reports for an insulin-treated pilot seeking any class under the CGM option.
Specification for the board-certified endocrinologist's initial comprehensive evaluation of an insulin-treated pilot (diabetes history, hypoglycemia, complications, labs, monitoring) within 90 days.
Treating provider documents glucose self-monitoring, hypoglycemia, A1C, complications and regimen for a third-class pilot on insulin certified under the non-CGM option.
HIMS AME's checklist for recertifying a pilot under a drug and alcohol monitoring special issuance (sobriety, monitoring reports, aftercare, evaluations).
HIMS AME's checklist for initial special issuance of a pilot or ATCS treated with an SSRI or other conditionally approved antidepressant.
HIMS AME's checklist for recertifying a pilot or ATCS on an antidepressant special issuance.
HIMS-trained AME's mandatory checklist summarizing treatment, aftercare, monitoring, psychiatric/neuropsychological evaluations and recommendation for a pilot seeking initial special issuance after substance dependence or abuse.
Specifies the cardiology evaluation (history, risk factors, exam, assessment) and lab testing that make up an FAA cardiovascular evaluation.
Records a six-minute walk test done to ATS standards (distance, oxygen saturation, heart rate, symptoms) for a pilot with a cardiac or pulmonary condition.
FAA Form 8500-14Ophthalmologist's report on an airman with glaucoma or ocular hypertension (type, IOP, fields, treatment, stability) used for FAA medical certification and the glaucoma CACI.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for osteoarthritis or limited autoimmune arthritis (rheumatoid limited to joints, psoriatic, ankylosing spondylitis) that is stable on an acceptable medication, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for asthma that is stable and well controlled (symptoms and rescue-inhaler use no more than 2 days/times a week, limited steroid bursts, no hospitalization in the last year), based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for hypertension with stable blood pressure control on acceptable antihypertensive medication for at least 7 days and no symptoms or side effects, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for hypothyroidism that is stable on levothyroxine or another acceptable thyroid replacement, without symptoms, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for migraine, tension or cluster headache that is stable on an acceptable regimen with no more than one episode a month and only mild, non-disabling symptoms, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for prediabetes, metabolic syndrome, impaired fasting glucose or insulin resistance (including diabetic medication taken for weight loss) in an applicant whose A1C has never been 6.5% or higher, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for use of medication (including GLP-1/diabetic medication) for overweight or obesity in an applicant whose A1C has never been 6.5% or higher, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis or other colitis that is stable with no or mild symptoms and no surgery in the last 6 weeks, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for colon/colorectal cancer that is stable with no high-risk features and the airman back to full activity with no treatment needed, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for stable open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension/glaucoma suspect, or treated narrow-angle glaucoma diagnosed at 40 or older, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for chronic hepatitis C that is stable, off treatment, without complications and with AST, ALT, albumin and PT within 10% of normal in the last 90 days, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for bladder cancer that is stable, non-muscle-invasive and non-metastatic, with active treatment completed, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for stage 0 / in-situ breast cancer (DCIS, LCIS, Paget disease) with no evidence of disease after completed treatment, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for asymptomatic carotid or vertebral artery stenosis (or surveillance 2+ years after correction) with no clinically significant progression on imaging, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for chronic immune thrombocytopenia more than 12 months from diagnosis with platelets stable above 50,000/microL and no bleeding history or splenectomy, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for stable, asymptomatic chronic kidney disease with eGFR 35 or higher and controlled underlying conditions, with no dialysis or transplant anticipated, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for asymptomatic, observation-only CLL/SLL (Rai 0-1 / Binet A, diagnosed at 40 or older, monitored 5+ years) with acceptable recent labs, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for eosinophilic esophagitis that is well controlled with histologic remission (under 15 eos/hpf) on the most recent endoscopy/biopsy and no fibrostenotic disease, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for stable, non-disabling essential tremor, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for low testosterone/hypogonadism that is stable on replacement therapy with hematocrit 54% or less and no VTE, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for metabolic dysfunction-associated or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis without cirrhosis and with a recent fibrosis score (FIB-4, VCTE or MR elastography) under the FAA thresholds, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for mitral valve repair (mitral valve only) that is stable without anticoagulation other than aspirin, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for polycystic ovarian syndrome that is stable on acceptable medications with cardiovascular risk factors controlled and no diabetes, untreated OSA or depression/anxiety, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for stable, asymptomatic primary hemochromatosis without cardiac, hepatic, CNS, endocrine or joint involvement, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for prostate cancer that is stable, non-metastatic and has completed active treatment, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for mild-to-moderate psoriasis (e.g., plaque, guttate) that is stable with no systemic symptoms or functional limitation, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for renal cancer that is stable with no chemotherapy, recurrence, extracapsular extension, metastasis or paraneoplastic syndrome, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for asymptomatic, stable retained kidney stone(s) unlikely to cause sudden incapacitation, based on the treating clinician's note.
Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI) checklist that lets an Aviation Medical Examiner issue a regular airman medical certificate for testicular cancer that is stable, non-metastatic and has completed active treatment, based on the treating clinician's note.
Eye specialist documents intraocular lens type (monofocal, multifocal, accommodating), visual acuity and complications after cataract surgery or lens replacement.
FAA request (within 90 days) for the treated OSA pilot's sleep study, treatment and compliance documentation, including a completed OSA Treated Status Report from the treating provider.
FAA request that a pilot at risk for OSA obtain a sleep assessment per AASM criteria (and sleep study/treatment if diagnosed) within 90 days.
Treating physician and AME report on symptoms, medications and changes for a pilot or ATCS re-issued under the AASI PATH for anxiety, depression and related conditions.
Oncologist summary of stage, treatment, symptoms and labs for a pilot with CLL/SLL (CACI or AASI).
Pulmonologist summary of COPD severity, exacerbations, oxygen use, PFTs and medications for a pilot under AASI.
Cardiologist summary of symptoms, interval events, medications, risk factors and testing for a pilot recertifying under a special issuance for coronary heart disease.
Specifies the content of a neurologist's evaluation and report (history, exam, imaging, EEG, medications, prognosis) for pilots with neurologic conditions such as seizure, TBI, migraine or tremor.
Specifies the treating physician's status report and labs (CD4, viral load, antiretrovirals, cognitive screening) for a pilot with HIV seeking any class of certificate.
Eye specialist documents retinal toxicity screening (fields, OCT etc.) for a pilot taking hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine.
Urologist or endocrinologist summary of testosterone therapy, hematocrit, side effects and VTE history for a pilot on testosterone replacement.
Cardiologist summary of rhythm control, symptoms, CHA2DS2-VASc score and emboli mitigation for a pilot with non-valvular atrial fibrillation or flutter under AASI.
Cardiologist summary of pacemaker indication, device interrogation, dependency and symptoms for a pilot with an implanted pacemaker.
Specifies the neuropsychological testing and report required after head trauma, stroke, encephalitis, MS or other conditions that may impair cognition.
Specifies the neuropsychological evaluation and testing required for a pilot or ATCS seeking special issuance while on an SSRI/antidepressant.
Specifies the psychiatric and neuropsychological evaluations required for pilots with substance use disorders (HIMS pathway).
Specifies the separate psychiatric and clinical psychological evaluations (records review, interview, testing such as MMPI) required for pilots with mental health conditions.
A form is listed only after its name and number were confirmed on the issuing agency’s or insurer’s own website, or in the form itself. Each entry links to that source. The list was last checked in October 2026. Forms and their requirements change without notice, so check the official page for the current version before you complete one.
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Yes. Any state-licensed physician (MD or DO) can complete the Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist, FAA Form 8700-2, and no AME designation is needed. The pilot fills Section 2, and the physician completes the exam items and signs the declaration in Section 3. The form isn't sent to the FAA: the pilot keeps it with the logbook. The exam is due every 48 months, plus an online course every 24 months.
CACI stands for Conditions AMEs Can Issue. Each worksheet is an AME checklist for one condition, from arthritis and asthma to hypothyroidism and kidney stones, checked against a Detailed Clinical Progress Note from the treating clinician dated within 90 days. If every item is met, the AME issues the certificate, notes 'CACI qualified' in Block 60 and keeps the documents. If not, the AME defers and sends them to AMCD or the Regional Flight Surgeon.
The FAA's Detailed Clinical Progress Note sheet lists what it must cover: history, medications, exam, tests, assessment and plan. You write it on your own letterhead or in your own records. It goes back to the pilot, who brings it to the AME for upload or sends it to AMCD or the Regional Flight Surgeon as directed. The FAA warns that patient-portal notes and After Visit Summaries usually don't qualify.
An ophthalmologist or optometrist. The Report of Eye Evaluation covers history, phorias, fusion, pupils, fields, slit-lamp and fundus findings, acuity, intraocular pressure and the prescription in items 1-17. The eye specialist gives it to the pilot for the AME, or sends it to AMCD or the Regional Flight Surgeon when they ask for it. Glaucoma has its own form, FAA Form 8500-14, completed by an ophthalmologist.