FAA Medical Certificate with Colitis

by Anthony Ison | Apr 12, 2023 | Pilot Law

You can be issued a FAA medical certificate with colitis if you meet the FAA’s “CACI” requirements. “CACI” stands for Conditions AMEs Can Issue. Essentially, with certain “CACI” conditions, such as colitis, the FAA will allow your Aviation Medical Examiner (“AME”) to issue you a medical certificate if documentation from your treating physician establishes that you meet acceptable certification criteria. The acceptable “CACI” criteria for colitis requires that you provide your Aviation Medical Examiner (“AME”) a detailed clinical progress note from your treating physician, authored within 90 days of your FAA medical examination. (more…)