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• On March 2, 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it will publish new medical guidance for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

• There will be a revision to screening approach to help find undiagnosed and untreated individuals with sleep apnea

• The FAA expects the new guidance to improve safety and pilot health

• the new guidance indicates that the risk for OSA will be determined by an integrated assessment of history, symptoms, and physical/clinical findings. OSA screening by the AME and physician evaluation of pilots who are at risk for OSA will follow the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines.