BasicMed lets pilots who have held an FAA medical certificate after July 14, 2006 fly certain small aircraft without a current third-class medical, under 14 CFR 61.113(i) and Part 68. A state-licensed physician performs a comprehensive exam covering the 22 items on this checklist and declares they know of no condition that, as presently treated, could interfere with safe flying.
The pilot completes Section 2, the medical history, and gives the physician the whole checklist. Any state-licensed physician completes Section 3: the exam items, the Physician's Signature and Declaration and the Physician's Information. No AME designation is needed.
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Comprehensive Medical Examination Checklist (BasicMed)
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No. FAA Form 8700-2 may only be completed by a state-licensed physician, and the physician does not need to be an FAA-designated Aviation Medical Examiner. The pilot completes Section 2 before the visit, and the physician completes Section 3 and signs the declaration.
No. The completed checklist goes back to the pilot, who keeps it in the logbook, on paper or electronically, and makes it available on request. To act as pilot in command under BasicMed, the exam must have been within the previous 48 months.
That they discussed every checklist item and the pilot's medications with the pilot, performed an exam including all the listed items, and are not aware of any medical condition that, as presently treated, could interfere with the pilot's ability to safely operate an aircraft.