Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 5 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICE › Chapter 122 - RULES RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF APPLICANTS FOR ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERMITS › Subchapter 8 - MEDICAL CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND DENIAL › Section 19-122-353 - Examination of applicant or licensee

Current through June, 2024
(a) The examiner of
				  drivers will include, as part of the application for a driver's license,
				  renewal or permit, questions as to the existence of physical or mental
				  conditions which may impair the ability of the applicant to operate a motor
				  vehicle safely or which make such operation hazardous to the public safety.
				  These questions must be answered by each applicant for a driver's license or
				  permit and by each licensee seeking renewal of a driver's license.
(b) If the answer to any such question
				  indicates the existence of any physical or mental condition that the examiner
				  of drivers determines may prevent the applicant from safely operating a motor
				  vehicle, the examiner of drivers may require an examination of the applicant by
				  a licensed physician or any other competent authority acceptable to the
				  examiner of drivers.
(c) If the
				  examiner of drivers has reasonable cause beyond self-disclosure on the
				  application form to believe that an applicant has a medical condition which may
				  prevent the applicant from safely operating a motor vehicle or which makes such
				  operation hazardous to public safety, the examiner of drivers may require a
				  completed medical report and other examinations and reports by a licensed
				  medical doctor or any other competent authority acceptable to the examiner of
				  drivers.
(d) The cost of such
				  examinations must be borne by the person whose fitness to operate a motor
				  vehicle safely is in question.
(e)
				  The examiner of drivers may issue a temporary permit up to one year duration,
				  with medical restrictions.
(f)
				  Pending submission of required examinations the examiner of drivers may issue a
				  ninety-day temporary license to a licensee. The examiner of drivers may extend
				  the license for an additional ninety days for good cause. In more serious
				  cases, such as a loss of consciousness, the examiner of drivers may suspend the
				  driver's license pending the outcome of the medical review. If the medical
				  report is received within six months from the date of the physical, mental or
				  visual examination, the examiner of drivers will evaluate the applicant and may
				  issue or deny the license, with or without restrictions and require the
				  surrender of the applicant's existing license or permit.
(g) The examiner of drivers may use the
				  results of any physical or mental examinations or reports only to determine the
				  physical or mental competency of the person for the purpose of revoking,
				  suspending, allowing a voluntary surrender and canceling, denying or issuing a
				  driver's license or permit. This information is privileged and may be released
				  only to the person examined, to the medical advisory board, to the attorney or
				  other authorized persons of the person examined, pursuant to a court order or
				  to the hearing officer upon the person's written request for a
				  hearing.