Minnesota Legislature
SF 483
1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/21/2025 02:05pm
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A bill for an act
relating to motor vehicles; requiring rulemaking to amend loss of consciousness
or voluntary control provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin RULEMAKING; LOSS OF VOLUNTARY CONTROL PROVISIONS
MODIFICATION.
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(a) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item F, to no longer require an annual physician's
statement from a driver if:
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(1) a single nonepileptic seizure was responsible for the driver's loss of consciousness
or voluntary control;
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(2) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
for five years from the date of the incident under clause (1);
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(3) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for five years
from the date of the incident under clause (1); and
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(4) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
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(b) By July 1, 2026, the commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules,
part 7410.2500, subpart 5, by adding an item G, to no longer require an annual physician's
statement from a driver if:
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(1) the driver has been free from episodes of loss of consciousness or voluntary control
for ten years;
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(2) the driver has not been prescribed or taking any antiseizure medication for ten years;
and
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(3) a physician has indicated that no further review of the driver's condition is necessary
due to the driver being in good health and the risk of reoccurrence for the condition
responsible for causing a loss of consciousness or voluntary control is minimal.
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(c) A review by a physician under Minnesota Rules, part 7410.2500, subpart 5, item F
or G, does not apply to a driver who is required to hold a valid medical examiner's certificate
under Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 391.43, and does not constitute a
determination of that driver's physical qualifications as required under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 49, section 391.41.
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(d) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section. Minnesota
Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
14.388.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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