2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

(c) if the individual is fit to drive, whether re-assessment at afuture date will be required (see 7.11 for policies ondetermining whether re-assessment is required and setting reassessmentintervals).Policy rationaleA driver fitness determination may include several components. Whetheran individual is fit to drive may be dependent upon whether an individualis able to compensate for their functional impairment, or reduce theprobability or consequence of functional impairment, through the use ofadaptive devices or compliance with a prescribed treatment regime ormedications. In order to give individuals the maximum licensing privilegethat is consistent with public safety, a case manager or adjudicator maydecide in this situation to give restricted or conditional driving privilegesto individuals who would otherwise not be fit to drive.Medical conditions and their effects often change over time. In order togive individuals the maximum licensing privilege for which they arecurrently fit, while ensuring that any change in an individual’s level ofimpairment is identified and acted upon, a driver fitness determination willinclude a determination of whether re-assessment is required for allindividuals who are fit to drive.7.3 Making driver fitness determinations for persistent andepisodic impairments7.3.1 A case manager or adjudicator will make a driver fitnessdetermination for an individual with a persistent impairment basedon evidence of functional impairment.7.3.2 A case manager or adjudicator will make a driver fitnessdetermination for an individual with an episodic impairment basedon the risk of functional impairment.54