2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

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17.36 Private drivers with inherited heart diseaseApplicationAssessment guidelinesFitness guidelinesOSMV determinationguidelinesConditionsRestrictionsRe-assessmentguidelinesThese guidelines apply to driver fitness determinations for privatedrivers with the following inherited heart diseases: Brugada’s Syndrome Long QT Syndrome, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.If further information regarding an individual’s medical condition isrequired, OSMV will request an assessment from a cardiologist.Individuals may drive if: their condition has been investigated and treated by a cardiologist,and it has been at least 6 months since they have experienced anyevent causing an impaired level of consciousnessOSMV may find individuals fit to drive if: their condition has been investigated and treated by a cardiologist,and it has been at least 6 months since they have experienced anyevent causing an impaired level of consciousnessNo conditions are required.No restrictions are required.OSMV will re-assess annually or more frequently as recommendedby the driver’s cardiologist.196
17.37 Commercial drivers with inherited heart diseaseApplicationAssessment guidelinesFitness guidelinesOSMV determinationguidelinesConditionsRestrictionsRe-assessmentguidelinesThese guidelines apply to driver fitness determinations forcommercial drivers with the following inherited heart diseases: Brugada’s Syndrome Long QT Syndrome, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.If further information regarding an individual’s medical condition isrequired, OSMV will request an assessment from a cardiologist.Individuals generally may not drive. However, inherited heartdiseases may sometimes pose a very low risk of suddenincapacitation. Where this is the case, individuals may drive if amedical assessment indicates that the annual risk of suddenincapacitation is 1% or less.OSMV may find individuals fit to drive if an assessment by acardiologist indicates that the annual risk of sudden incapacitation is1% or less.No conditions are required.No restrictions are required.OSMV will re-assess annually.197
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Ministry of Public Safety and Solic
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AcknowledgmentsResearcherBonnie M.
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Table of Contents (click on any ite
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11.7 Private and commercial drivers
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BACKGROUND ........................
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PART 1:BACKGROUND1
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Appendix 2: Excerpts from the MVA t
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Chapter 2: The Driver Fitness Progr
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for the exercise of discretion by O
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1. SCREENINGA driver disclosesa med
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2.3 Roles and responsibilitiesOSMV
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Medical practitionersMedical practi
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Chapter 3:Driver Fitness Program Pr
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Because of these limitations, OSMV
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Example: the temporary storage of i
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Motor functions (including sensorim
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an individual with poor contrast se
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3.5 Best informationDriver fitness
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Chapter 4: Introduction to the Poli
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3. DETERMINATIONFrom2. AssessmentAn
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Once identified, a DMER is mailed t
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5.3 Screening aging driversDefiniti
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5.5 Transient impairmentsDefinition
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Chapter 6: Assessment Policies and
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6.2 Assessments will only be reques
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6.4 Requesting specialist assessmen
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Policy6.5.1 If a case manager or ad
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Persistent and episodic impairments
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further assessment. Drivers who sco
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6.9.4 A case manager or adjudicator
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ASSESSMENT PROCEDURESCase manager o
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A driver fitness determination is a
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Policy rationaleBecause individuals
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7.5.3 Generally, an individual whos
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7.6.2 In particular, the case manag
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7.8.3 Whether an individual can com
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in order to be fit to drive, the ca
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has the judgment and willingness to
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Policy7.11.1 If a case manager or a
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(e) the medical condition results i
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7.12 Communicating a decisionPolicy
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7.13 Determination proceduresThe fo
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During the reconsideration, the adj
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8.3 Reconsideration proceduresThe f
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Chapter 9:Introduction to the Medic
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9.4 Medical condition chapter templ
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Private and commercial drivers who
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Chapter 11: Diabetes - Hypoglycemia
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PercentFigure 1 - Prevalence of Dia
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neuropathy, nephropathy, cardiovasc
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11.8 Private drivers with diabetes
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11.9 Commercial drivers with diabet
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RestrictionsRe-assessmentguidelines
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Policy rationaleSevere hypoglycemia
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11.12 Private drivers who have pers
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11.13 Commercial drivers who have a
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11.14 Commercial drivers who have a
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11.15 Commercial drivers who have p
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PART B - HYPOGLYCEMIA11a. Has the p
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Produce my glycemic log for my doct
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Deep-vein thrombosisDeep-vein throm
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Aneurysms less than 5 cm in diamete
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GUIDELINES12.6 Private and commerci
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12.7 Private drivers who have an an
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12.9 Commercial drivers who have an
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Chapter 13: Musculoskeletal Conditi
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ConditionType of drivingimpairment
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ConditionsRestrictionsRe-assessment
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14.3 Chronic renal disease and adve
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14.8 Private drivers with end-stage
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14.10 Private and commercial driver
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Level ofImpairmentMildlyImpairedMod
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15.8 Commercial drivers with modera
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Re-assessmentguidelinesPolicy ratio
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20.9 Private drivers who have had s
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Visual field impairment refers to a
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Right homonymous hemianopiaBinasal
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An example of the effects of diabet
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Retinitis pigmentosaRetinitis pigme
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GlaucomaApproximately 67 million pe
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indicates that wait times of 6 mont
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Although telescopic spectacles, hem
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Policy rationaleretinopathy dependi
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Policy rationaleIndividuals with be
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Re-assessmentguidelines cont’dPol
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Re-assessmentguidelines cont’dPol
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21.15 Private and commercial driver
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21.17 Visual field impairmentsTypes
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21.18 Examination of visual functio
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VISUAL FIELD TEST (VFT)For drivers
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To the Driver:Under section 29 of t
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Please note:Goldman, Esterman and H
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Cardiac syncopeCardiac syncope refe
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22.9 Private drivers with recurrent
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22.13 Commercial drivers with recur
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Chapter 23: Seizures and EpilepsyBA
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Level of disabilityor worsening of
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Parkinson’s diseaseThere is a sma
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25.2 Prevalence and incidence of tr
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Chapter 26: Intracranial TumoursBAC
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Some examples of compensatory mecha
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i. aphasia (language disturbance)ii
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27.2 Prevalence and incidence of co
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27.4 Effect of cognitive impairment
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Chapter 28: Sleep DisordersBACKGROU
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An immediate reduction in daytime s
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28.5 CompensationIndividuals with s
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Policy rationaleThe general approac
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Chapter 29: Prescription and Over-T
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Examples of newer antihistamines in
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Stimulants (for ADHD)Examples of st
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AntiepilepticsIn general, individua
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Sedating EffectLowModerateHighTCAsd
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30.2 Effect of general debility and
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Appendix 1: Glossary of TermsCommer
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Medical assessmentis any kind of as
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Transient impairmentmeans a tempora
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must cause to be issued to the appl
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(ii) cancel the person's driver's l
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Appendix 3: Aging DriversAbout agin
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Percentadults. The survey also foun
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Appendix 4: Licence ClassesThe tabl
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Appendix 5: Drafting and Approval P
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drivers, this means that BC commerc
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