Medical exams
The Superintendent
of Motor Vehicles (OSMV) may require
a B.C. driver to have a medical exam.
Who must take a medical exam?
You will be required to take a medical exam when:
- you are approaching your 80th birthday, and
every two years thereafter (drivers 80 and older are asked to
provide regular medical reports, because at this age people are
more likely to develop or have a medical condition that may affect
driving)
- you apply for a commercial driver's licence
or an industrial road airbrake endorsement
- you are a commercial driver (commercial drivers
are required to provide routine medical reports periodically,
depending on their age and class of licence)
- it is time to review a previously identified
driving-related medical condition that may affect your fitness
and ability to drive safely
- you, someone with medical expertise, a police
officer or someone else reports a possible or known medical condition
that could affect your fitness and ability to drive safely
Taking a medical exam
If you are required to have a medical exam, you
will receive a Driver's Medical Examination
form in the mail.
Take this form to your doctor who will complete
it and mail it to the address on the form.
Note: This form
must be completed and received by the OSMV within 45 days or your
driver's licence may be cancelled.
The Superintendent will review the completed form
and let you know if any more information or testing is required.
The Superintendent will also notify you if your driver's licence
status changes as a result of the information on the form.
If you have a medical condition that may
affect your fitness or ability to drive safely, you may have to
take a re-exam
road test.
