Source: https://www.epilepsy.com/driving-laws/2008341
Timestamp: 2020-02-17 13:05:47
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Colorado Driver Licensing Laws
Colorado has no set seizure-free period; however, the state requires that each driver license applicant disclose a physical disability that would cause a lapse of consciousness. Colorado law allows the department to seek medical opinion from any physician, physician’s assistant or optometrist in the state to determine if a licensed driver or applicant for a driver’s license is physically and mentally able to drive safely. [COLO. REV. STAT. § 42-2-112(1) (2010)]. Medical opinions may only be sought if the department has reason to believe that the driver or applicant is physically or mentally unable to drive safely. [§ 42-2-112(1) (2010)]. No civil or criminal action may be brought against a physician, physician’s assistant or optometrist for providing a report to the department, if they acted in good faith. [§ 42-2-112(3) (2010)]. The medical information is reviewed by the Driver License office supervisor [COLO. REV. STAT. § 42-2-112]. Depending on the recommendations of the physician, the person may be issued a regular license, a restricted license, or no license at all. Each case is assessed individually. An individual whose license is cancelled may request a hearing within 30 days of the cancellation. [COLO. REV. STAT. § 42-2-122(3) (2010)]. An individual may obtain judicial review of a decision to deny or suspend a license within thirty days [COLO. REV. STAT. § 42-2-135 (2010)].
An individual must receive a medical waiver before he or she may be licensed to drive commercial vehicles if the individual has a disqualifying medical condition. [1 COLO. CODE REGS. § 204-12(D)(3) (2011)]. A person with epilepsy may be considered for a license to drive a taxi, bus or school bus if the applicant provides a physician's certification regarding treatment and recommendation requiring a degree of certainty that the condition is controlled well enough to drive safely.
Colorado residents may obtain an identification card through the Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Revenue. [COLO. REV. STAT. § 42-2-302 (1)(a)(I) (2011)]. The application fee for adults under 60 years of age is nine dollars and ninety cents. [ § 42-2-306 (1)(a)(II)]. For those 60 years of age and older there is no application fee. [§ 42-2-306 (1)(a)(II)].
No provision in the Colorado statutes require physicians to report patients who have been treated for or diagnosed with epilepsy. However, physicians may report patients who have a medical condition which may affect their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.