Bronx
174th Street
932 E 174th St, Bronx, NY 10460
A Bronx clinic for TLC medical certification visits without leaving the borough.
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Use Nao Medical for the clinic medical-exam visit, then follow TLC and platform instructions for the remaining licensing, upload, drug-test, and vehicle steps.
Uber, Lyft, Empower and other for-hire platform requests may point back to TLC licensing, but the medical visit addresses only its requested medical step. Confirm your TLC application or renewal requirements and the platform’s own onboarding process. Keep drug testing, education and license approval separate. A completed form or app registration is not permission to drive with an expired or unapproved TLC license.
A TLC medical-certification visit supports the medical portion of a New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission driver application or a specific renewal requirement. It does not issue a TLC license or finish a rideshare platform’s onboarding. Start with the current TLC application or notice and identify exactly which medical form is requested. The exam, drug test, education and city licensing review have separate steps.
The clinician reviews the driver’s health and completes the applicable medical certification when the evaluation supports it. Health history, medicines, symptoms and any relevant records help the clinician assess safe driving. A generic urgent-care note or a DOT medical card is not automatically a substitute for the requested TLC form. Additional medical information can be necessary even when an appointment is available quickly.
New York City Local Law 165 of 2023 permits commission-designated physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to examine taxi driver applicants. The currently linked new-driver form still uses physician-only wording. Before booking, confirm that the actual examiner and completed form will meet the current TLC acceptance process. The law broadens permitted professional types; it does not mean that every clinician or clinic is designated for the required examination.
For a new application, download the official new-driver form and coordinate the exam with your application date. Bring it to the clinician, then check that the completed document contains the required signature and validation. Submit it through the TLC application or TLCUP as instructed. Check the remaining application requirements and status separately. If TLC sends a notice about missing information, respond to that specific request and deadline rather than submitting an unrelated clinic note.
Bring photo ID, your driver-license and application information, the requested form, a medication list, glasses or hearing aids and relevant medical records. For a new-driver application, the official form says the examination cannot be more than 90 days before the application. It also requires submission within 90 days after the application. A renewal has its own current account and notice instructions; do not apply the new-applicant exam window to a renewal without checking them.
Discuss conditions or medicines that may affect alertness or safe vehicle operation. Do not stop treatment, omit a prescription or drive while impaired to try to finish licensing faster. The clinician may need another record or assessment before signing. A completed medical form does not permit driving with an expired or unapproved TLC license. Follow any clinical restrictions and use TLC’s official license-status information before taking passengers.
TLC currently permits renewal up to 90 days before expiration. An expired license stays expired until TLC processes and approves a complete late renewal, even where TLC allows requirements to be completed within 180 days after expiration. These are licensing windows, not proof of a universal medical-exam deadline. Check your TLC account or renewal notice, and ask TLC whether a medical form is required and which date rule applies to your renewal.
The listed self-pay TLC medical visit costs $125. Nao has 11 local clinics. Confirm appointment availability, examiner eligibility and any extra charge before travel. TLC drug testing must follow TLC’s approved-site process, currently described through Labcorp. A Nao workplace collection or a home test does not automatically satisfy that process. Ask TLC about the exact test requirement and fee; the clinic medical-visit price does not include every city licensing or drug-testing cost.
For the TLC medical requirement, use the current TLC form and instructions for your new application or renewal. The rideshare platform name does not replace that city requirement. Platform onboarding, document uploads and approval are separate. Confirm the clinician can complete the required form before booking. Do not buy a different medical package solely because you drive for a different app.
The clinic's medical examination does not activate a rideshare account or decide whether the platform accepts you. Obtain the completed medical document, then follow TLC's licensing instructions and the platform's own document-upload and approval process. Confirm who submits each document and check the actual account status. Completing the medical visit alone does not complete onboarding.
Use the TLC Medical Certification Form for the correct new-applicant or renewal pathway, obtained from TLC’s current forms directory or your account instructions. Bring the current required form and application information to the clinic. A general physical note is not a substitute. The forms directory has inconsistent new/renewal links, so confirm the correct document with TLC if the listed PDF is unavailable or mismatched.
Nao Medical has 11 clinics. Confirm the chosen site's current exam appointments and qualified signer with intake. Ask intake for the closest participating TLC medical-exam site and the correct new-applicant or renewal form. Complete drug testing through TLC's approved pathway separately. Neither a clinic visit nor a location listing activates an Uber, Lyft or Empower account.
Follow TLC’s approved drug-testing site and booking instructions. Its current program uses the Labcorp pathway. A medical exam, general workplace collection or home test does not automatically satisfy the TLC drug-test requirement.
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Plan a walk-in-friendly TLC medical exam without mixing it up with drug testing.
Connect Uber, Lyft, Empower, and other for-hire driver searches to the TLC medical step.
Start here when the Uber driver path points you back to TLC licensing.
Start here when the Lyft driver path points you back to TLC licensing.
Understand Local Law 165 and what did, and did not, change for drivers.
Start with the full TLC medical-exam overview, pricing, locations, and paperwork overview.
Compare all active Nao Medical TLC exam locations across NYC and Long Island.
See the $125 self-pay TLC medical exam and separate TLC-side fees.
Confirm the official new-driver or renewal medical form before the visit.
Keep the separate Labcorp/TLC-approved drug-test workflow clear.
Bring the right ID, form, medications, eyewear, and records for a smoother visit.
Empower's FAQ statement about New York drivers and TLC licensing.
City requirements and application steps.
Renewal timing and online requirements.
Official form library for new and renewal medical forms.