• You must be seizure free for one year.
• Exceptions may be granted by the Neurological Disorder Committee.
• Periodic medical updates are required after licensing every six months for the first two years, thereafter annually.
• Your doctor is mandated to report recurrent convulsive seizures, recurrent periods of unconsciousness, or impairment or loss of motor coordination due to epilepsy, when the condition persists or recurs despite medical treatment.
• DMV appeal of license denial must be filed within 30 days.
• A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle if he/she has an established medical history or diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause a loss of consciousness or loss of ability to control a commercial motor vehicle. Submitting a false CDL application is a federal offense.
• NJ Motor Vehicle Commission: 609-292-6500
• NJ Medical Review Unit: 888-486-3339
CONTACT INFORMATION
Lorna Myers, Ph.D.
212-661-7460, option 5
lmyers@epilepsygroup.com
