1. Licensing Working Group

2. OH SHSP Steering Committee Mtg_Jan. 2018
Action Plan Strategies
Review national licensing standards and practices, and make recommendations on the associated procedures and processes based on other state standards and best practices.
Strengthen the assessment process to evaluate a driver’s ability to drive safely.
National Persepctive, Reversing Trends, Prioritization

3. OH SHSP Steering Committee Mtg_Jan. 2018
Action Plan Strategies (cont.)
Increase the knowledge of medical providers, law enforcement, and licensing personnel on the recognition, assessment, and reporting of older at-risk drivers.
National Persepctive, Reversing Trends, Prioritization

4. OH SHSP Steering Committee Mtg_Jan. 2019
Licensing Committee Outcomes
BMV forms:
Physician Statement – standardized, available online
Law Enforcement Reporting Form – available on LEADS, can now be ed
Citizen Advisement Letter - revised with user friendly language
Driver Orientation Screen for Cognitive Impairment (DOSCI) law enforcement program
Stark County Safe Communities pilot project
BMV Forms
Physician Statement - now online, confidential submission when filled out completely will automatically trigger a medical case
confidential submission; LEADS (Law Enforcement Automated Data System)
Law enforcement, courts, and prosecutors can query on driving records, vehicle ownership, stolen property, missing persons, warrants, and parole status. Driver’s license images and criminal histories can also be viewed.
Citizen Advisement letter - notifies sender of BMV customer’s rights (notification someone has submitted a letter about their driving) and requests confirmation that they still want an investigation to take place
Stark County DOSCI program pilot project – Plans developed and partners lined up, waiting on approval from Highway Patrol HQ
ORU Licensing Group Activities

5. OH SHSP Steering Committee Mtg_Jan. 2019
Licensing Committee Activities
Meet more frequently, broaden participation
Simplify Physician Statement and require physician’s license #
Develop training for license examiners on detecting potential medical impairments that can affect driving ability
Address limits for number of retests given to previously licensed drivers with medical issues
Meetings – and ensure committee participation includes representatives from the BMV and Patrol
Physician Statement form – 2018 fix didn’t solve all the issues (its longer and must be completed in full; if partial same as Citizen Advisement letter), need simpler form for physicians to complete but has to be filled out completely to be deemed confidential and. If incomplete, treated same as a referral letter (BMV will enter info into database and resends a letter to Doctor to complete.)
Driver License Examiner Training – To assist in preparing license examiners for the variety of persons they are seeing including with medical issues (including use of adaptive driving equipment)
Number of retests - This is new info from last meeting – in researching the # of retests given to previously licensed drivers with medical issues, versus the number given to novice/first time licensed drivers they learned that there is no limit in statute or policy for retesting – any driver can keep taking the test indefinitely
ORU Licensing Group Activities