what's the amount of time you need to not have a fit in MD?
2007-01-16 03:39:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
it varies from state to state, check with your secretary of state. good luck
2007-01-16 03:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Angela C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Alaska one must be "seizure free" for six months. I believe some states have it to a year. I do not know what the law is in MD, but a phone call to the Motor Vehicle Division should reveal that information. I should tell you concerning driving and epilepsy. It is a gamble without a doubt. I have much experience in this area. One time, I was a passenger in a vehicle and the driver had a seizure - on the interstate, in heavy traffic, at about 55 miles per hour. I had to steer from the passenger seat with one hand, work the brake with the other, and glance over the dashboard and the mirrors to get the vehicle off the road and to a stop. There were two small children also in the car at the time. Since then, which was years ago, I have myself developed a mild seizure disorder, and have had three incidents while operating a motor vehicle. One of them was driving a 4 wheeler off-the-road machine. My neck was almost broken, and my floating rib(s) were broken on the left side. When this condition began I was a school bus driver, and had a seizure with seventeen children on the bus. Thank God no one was hurt, but in that accident, we all could have been hurt or killed. There was another time where I was at a stop sign, and the next thing I knew, I had driven a truck across a rural highway and into the ditch heading for the trees. Then I found myself in the ditch on the otherside of the highway. Had cars been coming, I might have been killed or someone else. I now have been seizure free for over six months and can "legally" acquire a license. But thus far I have not done so. I do not have convulsions, rather "complex partial" seizures. I have learned that it should be well considered before someone with seizures drives. Please, make certain your sister has "good seizure control" with her medicine before she ever drives. If she obtains a license, please also have her wear a bracelet or some doctors letter on her person. There was a case where a man had a seizure, and crashed the vehicle he was driving. When the police arrived, he was lethargic, and the police thought he "was on drugs or drunk" and somehow they broke his arm arresting him. This is no lie. Please ask your sister to be very mature concerning whether she really needs to drive. Thank you kindly.
2007-01-16 04:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by Rodger G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most common requirement for people with epilepsy is that they be seizure free for a specific period of time and submit a physician's evaluation of their ability to drive safely. Another common requirement is the periodic submission of medical reports, in some states for a specified period of time and in others for as long as the person remains licensed.
Unfortunately, some states only require a 90day seizure free period. If she's a decent person, she wont risk endangering other people if she's prone to seizures.
2007-01-16 04:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in Ohio and my sister in law had bad seizures for as long as I had known her and then they had done a surgery on her brain and she hasn't had a seizure since and it's been about 3 years but she had to wait 1 year.
2007-01-16 04:35:43 · answer #4 · answered by fluttergirl2004 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my state the people have to have a sworn note from their doctor that they are doing measures (medicine) to control their seizures and that they cannot have a seizure while driving. Check with the bureau of motor vehicle in your state. I am sure there are similar guidelines.
2007-01-16 03:53:16 · answer #5 · answered by Scott 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have epilepsy and they took my license away for 6 months, but that's in PA so call up your states drivers license center or have your sister talk to her neurologist. Mine knew what the law was and so should your sisters.
2007-01-16 09:10:19 · answer #6 · answered by melissamarie728 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's 3 years seizure-free. Check with the Maryland DMV:
http://mva.state.md.us/
2007-01-16 03:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea what it is in MD, you should call the DMV or ask your doctor. i know in MI it's only 6 months...
2007-01-16 04:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by curious girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see it like this if she wants to then she should but as long as she is not alone when she drives and she has to mantain taking her meds.
2007-01-16 03:48:27 · answer #9 · answered by duckie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋