2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

During assessment, OSMV collects the information required to make adriver fitness determination. As the first step in the assessment process, anintake agent reviews the DMER and decides whether the case should beforwarded to a case manager or adjudicator for a determination.Particularly in the case of commercial or aging drivers, the DMER mayindicate that an individual either does not have a medical condition thatimpairs the functions necessary for driving, or clearly meets the medicalcondition guidelines. In these cases, further assessment and a driverfitness determination are not required, although a re-assessment may bescheduled. Policies and procedures that guide intake agents in performingthese tasks are documented in the Intake Agent Guidelines for AssessingFitness to Drive and are not duplicated here.If a determination is required, an adjudicator or case manager reviews theapplicable medical condition guidelines, the DMER and the results of anyassessments on file and decides whether any further information isrequired in order to make a driver fitness determination. In many cases,the information from a DMER, read in conjunction with the medicalcondition guidelines applicable to that particular medical condition, willeasily allow a determination to be made. In other cases, more informationwill be required. Although presented in the flowchart as a linear process,this means that assessment and determination may overlap.To collect additional information, the adjudicator or case manager requestsfurther medical and/or functional assessments. The policies outlined inthis chapter, and the guidelines regarding use of assessments included ineach medical condition chapter in Part 3 of this Manual, assist casemanagers and adjudicators in determining the appropriate assessments torequest for each individual. OSMV policy on paying for assessments iscontained in the Driver Fitness Assessment Payment Policy Manual.38