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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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15. Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles |
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15A. Division of Driver Licenses |
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15A-5. Medical Advisory Board Guidelines |
1A report neccessitating the review of an applicant or licensed driver’s physical or mental ability to safely operate a motor vehicle may come to the attention of the Department as the result of the:
35(1) Receipt by the Department of a motor vehicle crash report indicating that a possible cause of the crash was a driver’s physical or mental deficit.
61(2) Receipt by the Department of 67a 68Medical/Re-Exam Referral Form, HSMV 72419, effective 07/18, 75http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09592, 77herein incorporated by reference, 81indicating that the applicant or licensed driver has previously suffered from epilepsy or dizzy spells, been addicted to drugs or alcohol, or suffered from any other physical or mental deficit or disorder. Questions as to the applicant or licensed driver’s mental or physical ability to safely operate a motor vehicle 131will be based upon questions posed and/or observations made by the examiner in accordance with the September 2009 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Driver Fitness Medical Guidelines, 158http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09605, 160herein incorporated by reference effective 07/18. Copies of the form and the guidelines are available on the Department’s website.
179(3) Receipt by the Department of a report submitted pursuant to section 191322.126, F.S. 193This information may be submitted on a Medical Referral Form, HSMV 72190, effective 07/18, 207http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09593, 209or Medical Referral Form (Spanish), HSMV 72190 SP, effective 07/18, 219http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09598, 221herein incorporated by reference. 225Copies of the forms are available on the Department’s website.
235(4) Receipt by the Department of a request 243for reconsideration as provided by rule 15A-5.0022, F.A.C.
251Rulemaking Authority 253322.02(6), 254322.125(7), 255322.126(1) FS. 257Law Implemented 259322.05(7), 260(10), 261322.125(1), 262(2), (3), 264322.126(1), 265322.221(2)(c), 266120.62, 267120.53(1)(c) FS. 269History–New 6-5-81, Amended 6-27-82, Amended 7-29-84, 1-28-85, Formerly 15A-5.02, Amended 7-31-18.
