#INTS2206503AOrder of March 28, 2022 Listing Medical Conditions Affecting Driving License
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This law sets out which medical conditions affect someone's ability to hold or renew a driving license in France. It categorizes these conditions into two groups based on the type of license and whether medical compatibility is required with or without adjustments. It affects drivers with specific medical conditions, who must undergo medical evaluations to determine their fitness to drive.
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Key Changes
- Establishes medical conditions incompatible with holding a driving license
- Includes requirements for medical evaluations by certified doctors
- Specifies conditions for temporary or permanent medical compatibility
Obligations
What this law requires
Approved physicians and medical commissions must complete Cerfa form n° 14880 ('Permis de conduire - Avis médical') following medical examinations, documenting medical fitness assessment for driving license issuance or renewal
Physicians must issue an 'unfit' (inapte) opinion when a medical condition is incompatible with road safety requirements, whether temporarily or permanently, and must communicate reasons for unfitness and conditions for future reassessment to the applicant
Physicians must check the 'light group' (groupe léger) box on the medical certificate for drivers of license categories A1, A2, A, B, B1, and BE
Physicians must specify vehicle adaptations and/or required equipment in the 'Observations' section of the medical certificate when definitive compatibility with driving is conditional on modifications
Physicians must set validity duration for temporary medical compatibility between 6 months minimum and 5 years maximum, based on medical examination findings