Section 31-1207. LICENSING OF LCS VEHICLE OPERATORS - HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

 

1207.1 Each application for a new or renewal operator's license shall be accompanied by a certificate from a licensed physician who resides in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

 

1207.2The certificate shall be on a form provided by the Office executed under penalty of perjury.

 

1207.3 The certificate shall be executed no earlier than thirty (30) days before the date on which the application is filed.

 

1207.4The certificate shall not be considered sufficient to support an application unless it contains all of the following:

(a) A statement that the applicant is not afflicted with any disease or infirmity, such as a contagious disease, epilepsy, vertigo, fainting spells, blackouts, attacks of dizziness, or another medical condition that, in the discretion of the Office, may render the applicant unsafe or unsatisfactory as a vehicle operator;

 

(b) A statement that the applicant has central visual acuity of at least twenty/forty (20/40) in one (1) eye, either unassisted or assisted by glasses or contact lenses, and hearing of at least ten/twenty (10/20) in one (1) ear; and

 

(c) Such additional information or documentation relating to the applicant’s past or present medical history as the Office deems appropriate.

 

authority

Sections 8(b)(1)(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), (J), 14, 20, and 20a of the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission Establishment Act of 1985 (“Establishment Act”), effective March 25, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-97; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-307(b)(1)(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (I), (J) (2009 Repl.), 50-313 (2012 Supp.), 50-319 (2009 Repl.), and 50-320 (2012 Supp.)); D.C. Official Code § 47-2829(b), (d), (e), (e-1), and (i) (2012 Supp.); Section 12 of An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes, approved July 11, 1919 (41 Stat. 104; D.C. Official Code § 50-371 (2009 Repl.)); and Section 6052 of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Act of 2012 (“District of Columbia Commission Fund Amendment Act of 2012”), effective September 20, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-168, D.C. Official Code § 50-320(a)) (2013 Supp.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 2812, 2819 (May 20, 1994); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 12394 (August 30, 2013).