2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

Table of Contents (click on any item to jump to that page)Foreward ………………………………………………………………………………………….iAcknowledgments ...............................................................................................................................iiVersion History ................................................................................................................................. iiiTable of Contents ............................................................................................................................... ivPART 1: BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 1Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................................................................................. 21.1 How this Manual is organized........................................................................................ 21.2 Purpose of this Manual ................................................................................................... 31.3 A changing approach to driver fitness.......................................................................... 3Chapter 2: The Driver Fitness Program .................................................................................. 52.1 The legal and policy authority for the Driver Fitness Program ............................... 52.2 Driver Fitness Program overview ................................................................................. 72.3 Roles and responsibilities .............................................................................................. 11Chapter 3: Driver Fitness Program Principles...................................................................... 153.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 153.2 Risk management ........................................................................................................... 163.3 Functional approach ...................................................................................................... 173.4 Individual assessment .................................................................................................... 233.5 Best information ............................................................................................................. 25PART 2: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ................................................................................ 26Chapter 4: Introduction to the Policies and Procedures ...................................................... 274.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 27Chapter 5: Screening Policies ................................................................................................... 305.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 305.2 Screening individuals with known or possible medical conditions ........................ 315.3 Screening aging drivers ................................................................................................. 335.4 Screening commercial drivers...................................................................................... 335.5 Transient impairments .................................................................................................. 355.6 Cancelling or restricting a licence because of an immediate public safety risk ... 35Chapter 6: Assessment Policies and Procedures ................................................................... 376.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 376.2 Assessments will only be requested if necessary to determine fitness ................... 396.3 Requesting medical assessments .................................................................................. 396.4 Requesting specialist assessments................................................................................ 416.5 Requesting functional assessments .............................................................................. 426.6 Requesting assessments of cognitive function ........................................................... 466.7 Requesting assessments of motor function................................................................. 476.8 Time period during which assessments are valid ..................................................... 486.9 Time limits for drivers to complete assessments ....................................................... 486.10 Assessment procedures.................................................................................................. 50Chapter 7: Determination Policies and Procedures.............................................................. 527.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 52iv