Florida Administrative Code › 15 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES › 15A - Division of Driver Licenses › Chapter 15A-5 - MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD GUIDELINES › Section 15A-5.0021 - Medical Review

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Upon receipt of a report of an applicant
				or licensed driver exhibiting a mental or physical deficit, the Department may
				require an applicant or licensed driver to have his or her physician(s)
				complete one or more medical report form(s) and provide the Department with any
				other medical information it deems necessary to assist the Board in evaluating
				the applicant or licensed driver's mental or physical ability to safely operate
				a motor vehicle.
(2) A request for
				review of the applicant or licensed driver's medical reports regarding his or
				her physical or mental ability to safely operate a motor vehicle will be
				submitted to the Chairman, or a Board member designated by the Chairman, for
				review and recommendation. If the Chairman or designated Board member
				determines that the case should be reviewed by a specialist, the request for
				review and medical reports will be submitted to a member of the Board in the
				medical discipline covering the deficit of the applicant or licensed driver for
				assessment. The Board member will make a recommendation on Medical Advisory
				Board Recommendation Form, HSMV 72997, effective 07/18,
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09591
,
				herein incorporated by reference. A copy of the form is available on the
				Department's website. The Board member will then have the primary
				responsibility for making a recommendation to the Department on behalf of the
				Board. Cases involving vision and neurological deficits may be submitted
				directly to a Board neurologist or eye specialist for review and
				recommendation.
(3) The Board's
				recommendation may include the following:
(a)
				A denial or revocation of the applicant or licensed driver's driving
				privilege.
(b) An approval of the
				applicant or licensed driver's fitness to drive with no follow-up medical
				reports and no examination or reexamination.
(c) An approval contingent on the applicant
				or licensed driver passing an examination or reexamination as provided in
				Section  322.221, F.S., which may include
				an extended driving test as defined in Rule
				 15A-5.0010, F.A.C. Failing any
				part of the extended driving test constitutes a failure of the extended driving
				test.
(d) An approval with a
				requirement that the applicant or licensed driver submit a follow-up medical
				report. If the Department orders a follow-up review of an applicant or licensed
				driver's medical condition, that follow-up will be conducted at a time
				established by the Board, based upon its review of the medical
				reports.
(e) An approval contingent
				on the applicant or licensed driver passing an examination or reexamination as
				provided in Section  322.221, F.S., which may include
				an extended driving test as defined in Rule
				15A-5.0010, F.A.C., and a
				requirement that they submit a follow-up medical report. Failing any part of
				the extended driving test constitutes a failure of the extended driving test.
				If the Department orders a follow-up review of an applicant or licensed
				driver's medical condition, that follow-up will be conducted at a time
				established by the Board, based upon its review of the medical
				reports.
(f) A request that the
				applicant or licensed driver provide for further review the results of a
				Certified Driver Evaluation conducted by a Certified Driver Rehabilitation
				Specialist.
(g) A request that the
				applicant or licensed driver provide for further review additional medical
				information.