Source: https://www.epilepsy.com/driving-laws/2008886
Timestamp: 2020-01-18 09:59:23
Document Index: 491005252

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 343', '§ 343', '§343', '§ 343', '§ 343', '§ 146', '§ 146', '§ 448']

Periodic Medical Updates Required After Licensing At discretion of MAB
Seizure-Free Period 3 months, with doctor's recommendation
Wisconsin Driver Licensing Laws
A person may request an appearance before a review board if his or her license is denied or canceled. The review board may assess the person's medical history and the type or class of license requested when reviewing the Department's licensing decision. The request for review must be made in writing within 10 days [WIS. STAT. ANN. § 343.15(5)(b)]. There is a right to judicial review of the Department's actions regarding cancellation or denial of a license [WIS. STAT. ANN. § 343.40]. A cancellation is entered on a driver record for an unspecified period of time. A person may voluntarily surrender his or her license because of an episode such as a recent seizure, as long as the individual does so within 2 weeks of the seizure or within 10 days after the department sent a request for him or her to submit to a special examination. [WIS. STAT. ANN. §343.265] A voluntary temporary surrender status is entered on the driver record until qualifications for reissuance are met. The fee for a duplicate license $4.00 or $10.00 for a renewal, if the license expired during surrender. All reports, records or information furnished by or on behalf of an applicant or licensee are confidential and for use solely in administering this section and are not admissible as evidence for any other purpose in any civil or criminal action [WIS. STAT. ANN. § 343.16(5)(C)].
A non-driver of any age may obtain an identification card from the Department of Transportation by filing an application and paying an $18.00 fee; however, there is no fee if the applicant’s driver’s license was revoked or voluntarily surrendered for medical reasons. [WIS. STAT. ANN. § 343.50].
Wisconsin Reporting
There is no law requiring physicians to report to a central state agency patients who have been treated for or diagnosed as having epilepsy. However, a physician who feels his or her patient's physical or mental condition affects the patient's ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner may report the patient's name and other information relevant to the condition to the Department of Transportation without the informed consent of the patient. [WIS. STAT. ANN. § 146.82(3)]. Physicians are immune from liability for, in good faith, either reporting patients whom they believe to be impaired in their ability to drive by their medical conditions, or not reporting patients whom they believe not to be so impaired. [Wis. Stat. Ann. § 146.82(3) and § 448.03(5)(b)].