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Senate committee approves rule change to ease licensing reviews for long-stable seizure patients
Summary
Senate File 483, which adds alternative paths to satisfy medical review requirements for drivers with past loss-of-consciousness events, was amended to fund the minor-rule process and was recommended to pass and be referred to the Finance Committee by voice vote.
Senate File 483, a bill that would change how Minnesota reviews drivers who previously experienced loss of consciousness (for example, seizures), was presented to a Senate committee, amended to fund the minor rulemaking cost, and recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Senate Finance Committee.
Senator Rasmussen, sponsor of the bill, described how current Minnesota rules require drivers who have experienced a loss-of-consciousness event to be examined by a physician and submit medical forms every four years, unless a four-year exemption applies. He said the bill would add two alternate paths so that some people who are long-stable could avoid repeated periodic exams: for a single event, being incident-free and…
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