California Code of Regulations
Title 13 - Motor Vehicles
Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Article 2.3 - Financial Responsibility
SUSPENSION OF LICENSE FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
Section 77.17 - Medical Treatment Restriction
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) To drive to and from medical and/or mental health treatments for the suspended driver and/or an immediate family member of the suspended driver, the applicant shall submit the Application for Non-Commercial Restricted Driver License for Financial Responsibility Actions, form DL 691 (REV. 6/2005), with Part C completed.
(b) For the purposes of this section "immediate family members" shall include, but are not limited to: a spouse, children, parents, or anyone who resides within the household of the applicant.
(c) For the purposes of this section and pursuant to Vehicle Code section 16077 and Evidence Code section 1010, a "practitioner" shall be defined as the health care professional licensed by the State of California who prescribed the treatment(s) upon which the restriction application is based. The professions qualified to sign shall include, but not be limited to: licensed physicians; surgeons; nurse practitioners; psychiatrists; psychologists; clinical social workers; and marriage, family and child counselors.
(d) A "serious health problem" shall be defined as a health problem that requires more than one treatment appointment.
1. New
section and new form DL 691 filed 6-28-2000; operative 7-28-2000 (Register
2000, No. 26).
2. Amendment of subsections (a) and (b) and removal
of form DL 691 (incorporated by reference) filed 1-30-2006; operative 3-1-2006
(Register 2006, No. 5).
Note: Authority cited: Section 1651, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 1010, Evidence Code; and Section 16077, Vehicle Code.
