2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive
2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive 2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive
Chapter 5:Screening Policies5.1 OverviewThe following flowchart is an excerpt from the overview flowchartpresented in 4.1 that highlights in red the steps involved in screening.A driver disclosesa medicalcondition to ICBC,or fails visionscreening, atlicence applicationor renewalTheOSMVreceivesacrediblereportTheOSMVreceivesa reportpursuantto MVAs. 230A scheduledreassessmentintervalexpiresA driver turns80 or a routineage relatedscreening isdueA driver appliesfor acommercialclass licence ora routinecommercialscreening is dueA DMER is mailed to the driverTo2. AssessmentScreening identifies individuals with a known or possible medicalcondition that may impair the functions necessary for driving, commercialdrivers and aging drivers. Screening occurs when:an individual applies for a British Columbia driver’s licence, renewalof a licence, or a licence class upgrade and discloses a medicalcondition that may impair the functions necessary for drivinga medical practitioner, optometrist or psychologist reports a driver toOSMV pursuant to MVA s. 230police, health care practitioners or other individuals submit a crediblereport to OSMVan individual attends for a follow-up medical assessment for apreviously identified medical condition that may impair the functionsnecessary for drivingan individual first applies for a commercial class driver’s licence andat scheduled intervals pursuant to the CCMTA Medical Standards forDrivers if an individual holds a commercial class driver’s licence, anda driver reaches the age of 80 and every two years thereafter.30
Once identified, a DMER is mailed to the individual with instructions totake the DMER to their physician for a driver’s medical examination. TheDMER may be initiated:by staff at an ICBC Point of Serviceby OSMV staff upon receipt of a credible report or report pursuant toMVA s.230, orautomatically by OSMV system in the case of commercial drivers,aging drivers and other drivers who have scheduled re-assessmentintervals.5.2 Screening individuals with known or possible medicalconditionsDefinitionsCredible reportmeans an unsolicited report from:a health care professionalthe policeICBC front-line staffa government agenta family member, ora concerned member of the publicthat provides objective information about a driver’s functional ability todrive.Medical conditionis any injury, illness, disease or disorder that is identified in Part 3 of thisManual or that may impair the functions necessary for driving. Forpurposes of the Driver Fitness Program, impairment resulting frommedications and/or treatment regimes that have been prescribed astreatment for a medical condition is also considered a medical condition.General debility and a lack of stamina are also considered as medicalconditions that may impair the functions necessary for driving.31
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Chapter 5:Screen<strong>in</strong>g Policies5.1 OverviewThe follow<strong>in</strong>g flowchart is an excerpt from the overview flowchartpresented <strong>in</strong> 4.1 that highlights <strong>in</strong> red the steps <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> screen<strong>in</strong>g.A driver disclosesa medicalcondition <strong>to</strong> IC<strong>BC</strong>,or fails visionscreen<strong>in</strong>g, atlicence applicationor renewalTheOSMVreceivesacrediblereportTheOSMVreceivesa reportpursuant<strong>to</strong> MVAs. 230A scheduledreassessment<strong>in</strong>tervalexpiresA driver turns80 or a rout<strong>in</strong>eage relatedscreen<strong>in</strong>g isdueA driver appliesfor acommercialclass licence ora rout<strong>in</strong>ecommercialscreen<strong>in</strong>g is dueA DMER is mailed <strong>to</strong> the driverTo2. AssessmentScreen<strong>in</strong>g identifies <strong>in</strong>dividuals with a known or possible medicalcondition that may impair the functions necessary for driv<strong>in</strong>g, commercialdrivers and ag<strong>in</strong>g drivers. Screen<strong>in</strong>g occurs when:an <strong>in</strong>dividual applies for a British Columbia driver’s licence, renewalof a licence, or a licence class upgrade and discloses a medicalcondition that may impair the functions necessary for driv<strong>in</strong>ga medical practitioner, op<strong>to</strong>metrist or psychologist reports a driver <strong>to</strong>OSMV pursuant <strong>to</strong> MVA s. 230police, health care practitioners or other <strong>in</strong>dividuals submit a crediblereport <strong>to</strong> OSMVan <strong>in</strong>dividual attends for a follow-up medical assessment for apreviously identified medical condition that may impair the functionsnecessary for driv<strong>in</strong>gan <strong>in</strong>dividual first applies for a commercial class driver’s licence andat scheduled <strong>in</strong>tervals pursuant <strong>to</strong> the CCMTA Medical Standards for<strong>Drive</strong>rs if an <strong>in</strong>dividual holds a commercial class driver’s licence, anda driver reaches the age of 80 and every two years thereafter.30
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