2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

7.2 Components of driver fitness determinations ........................................................... 537.3 Making driver fitness determinations for persistent and episodic impairments . 547.4 Making driver fitness determinations for individuals whose cognitive ability todrive may be persistently impaired ............................................................................. 557.5 Making driver fitness determinations for individuals whose motor or sensoryfunction may be impaired or who may have episodic impairment of cognitivefunction ............................................................................................................................ 567.6 Reviewing driving records ............................................................................................ 587.7 Considering specific driving or safety requirements................................................ 597.8 Considering whether an individual can compensate ................................................ 607.9 Imposing restrictions and/or conditions ..................................................................... 627.10 Considering compliance with conditions or restrictions ......................................... 647.11 Determining re-assessment intervals .......................................................................... 667.12 Communicating a decision............................................................................................ 717.13 Determination procedures ............................................................................................ 73Chapter 8: Reconsideration Policies and Procedures .......................................................... 748.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 748.2 Conducting reconsiderations........................................................................................ 758.3 Reconsideration procedures ......................................................................................... 77PART 3: MEDICAL CONDITION CHAPTERS ...................................................................... 78Chapter 9: Introduction to the Medical Condition Chapters ............................................. 799.1 Purpose of the medical condition chapters ................................................................ 799.2 Source of the medical condition chapters .................................................................. 799.3 Source of the medical condition guidelines ................................................................ 809.4 Medical condition chapter template............................................................................ 81Medical condition.............................................................................................................................. 81BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................... 81About the medical condition ....................................................................................................... 81Prevalence and incidence of the medical condition ................................................................. 81The medical condition and adverse driving outcomes ............................................................ 81Effect of the medical condition on functional ability to drive ............................................... 81Compensation ................................................................................................................................ 82GUIDELINES ............................................................................................................................... 82Private and commercial drivers who have X ........................................................................... 83Chapter 10: Medical Conditions at-a-Glance .......................................................................... 84Chapter 11: Diabetes – Hypoglycemia ...................................................................................... 85BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................... 8511.1 About diabetes and hypoglycemia ............................................................................... 8511.2 Prevalence and incidence of diabetes and hypoglycemia ........................................ 8611.3 Diabetes and adverse driving outcomes ..................................................................... 8811.4 Effect of diabetes and hypoglycemia on functional ability to drive ....................... 8811.5 Compensation ................................................................................................................. 89GUIDELINES ............................................................................................................................... 9011.6 Private and commercial drivers with Type 2 diabetes that is not treated withinsulin or insulin secretagogues ................................................................................... 90v