Once the state's regular licensing requirement is met, the restrictions are removed. In most states medical information submitted by the applicant is reviewed by personnel within the motor vehicles department. Once the individual is licensed, he or she will also have to provide any periodic medical updates that the state may require. When seizures occur between license renewals or required periodic reports, the situation is less clear. Few state laws or regulations directly address this issue.
Many doctors advise their patients to self-report.
If the individual chooses not to do so they should, at a minimum, follow their doctor's advice about refraining from driving for a specific period of time. Such liability has occurred when individuals have driven against medical advice, without a valid license, without the state DMV being aware of their medical conditions, or with the knowledge that there reason why they should not be driving at that time. While the exact terms of these provisions vary, they generally state that any physician who diagnoses or treats a person with epilepsy must report that person's name, age, and address to a central state agency, usually the Department of Motor Vehicles or Department of Public Safety. The variations in the requirements generally involve the circumstances under which persons must be reported, such as all persons with epilepsy, or only those whose condition interferes with their ability to drive, whether the intended use of the information is specified, and the penalty, if any, for failing to report. This driving license data is provided for informational purposes only.