Every physician and surgeon must immediately report in writing to the local health officer the name, date of birth, and address of every patient of 14 years or older diagnosed with a disorder characterized by lapses of consciousness. If the physician and surgeon reasonably believe that the reporting of a patient will serve the public interest, she may report a patient's condition even if it may not be required under the DMV's definition of disorders characterized by lapses of consciousness.
The local health officer must report in writing to the Department of Motor Vehicles the name, age, and address of every person reported to it as a case of a disorder characterized by lapses of consciousness.
Assigned risk plan for insurance shall include applicant's age and mental, physical and moral characteristics which pertain to his or her ability to safely and lawfully operate an automobile.
Standards and procedures to ensure that all records of a driving school relating to the physical or mental condition of any student are confidential, except to the department.
The Department of Motor Vehicles may cancel the certificate or endorsement of any driver for certain specified vehicles (e.g. farm vehicles, school buses, etc) who fails to meet any of the requirements for issuance or retention of the certificate or endorsement, including, submission of an acceptable medical report.
At any departmental hearing, the following evidence may be heard as it relates to ability of licensee to safely operate a motor vehicle if the prospective licensee gives consent: physician and surgeon reports, and hospital records.
An applicant for a restricted driver’s license issued for the operation of firefighting equipment shall, upon application and every two years thereafter, submit medical information on a form approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Court abstracts of arrest and conviction for operating vehicles while impaired shall contain blood alcohol results, and be held confidentially pursuant to Vehicle Code 1808.5. All information is confidential and may not be disclosed except for research or statistical purposes with identifying information withheld.
Unless disclosure of records is prohibited by law or designated as confidential, all DMV records pertaining to the registration of vehicles, driver's license applications, conviction abstracts, and accident reports shall be open to public inspection. All abstracts of accident reports must be made available to law enforcement agencies and courts.
