GUIDELINES IN New Mexico

COPE

Richard Dasheiff, M.D.

1. Initial drivers application screens for epilepsy with medical questions.

2. If patient answers yes they receive a medical form to have filled out by a physician.

3. Medical form is reviewed by the MAB.

4. Duration of seizure free interval usually 1 year, but exceptions made for missed AEDs and other things.

If a patient with a license has a seizure, they must report themselves and obtain a medical form.

No public campaign for citizens or physicians has ever been done to publicize these procedures.
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