Maryland law requires drivers to notify the MVA if they are diagnosed with any of the following conditions:

1. Cerebral palsy;
2. Diabetes;
3. Epilepsy;
4. Multiple sclerosis;
5. Muscular dystrophy;
6. Heart condition;
7. Stroke;
8. Alcoholism, or alcohol abuse;
9. Drug addiction;
10. Loss of limb or limbs;
11. Organic brain syndrome;
12. Manic depressive disorders (major affective disorders);
13. Schizophrenic disorders;
14. Severe anxiety disorders;
15. Other illness in which there was a lapse of consciousness, blackout, or seizure; or
16. Disorder that prevents a corrected minimum visual acuity of 20/70 in each eye and a field of vision of at least 110 degrees.

A driver must report the problem when it is diagnosed, or when he or she is applying for a driver’s license or renewing an existing driver’s license. 
 

You may report your diagnosis in by email, phone, mail or fax to the MVA Driver Wellness and Safety Division, or to any MVA branch or express office. Please be sure to include:

• your full name,
• date of birth,
• current mailing address,
• driver’s license number, and
• nature of reportable condition. 
   

When you have reported a condition, the Driver Wellness and Safety Division (DW&S) may send you several forms to complete. They also may send you a form for your physician to complete. After you return the forms, the DW&S Division then will make a decision about whether your situation should be referred for an opinion from the Medical Advisory Board (MAB). The MAB is a group of doctors who works with the MVA in analyzing customers’ driving abilities. If the MAB is involved, they (the MAB) may ask you for more information, or to attend a meeting.

All medical data obtained will be kept CONFIDENTIAL and will only be used for those purposes permitted by law.

After the doctor assigned by the MAB analyzes your situation, he or she will provide an opinion to the DW&S Division. The DW&S Division will make the final decision about whether your driving privileges should be restricted in any way.

Our goal is not to take drivers off the road.  Our goal is to keep drivers on the road for as
long as they remain a low risk for crash involvement.  If necessary, to achieve that goal,
we will work with drivers on a case-by-case basis. 
 

• There is no fee involved in this process. 
   

MVA
Driver Wellness and Safety Division
6601 Ritchie Highway
Glen Burnie, MD 21062

For telephone questions:

MVA Customer Service Center:	1-800-950-1MVA(1682)
TTY/Hearing Impaired:	1-800-492-4575
Out-of-State:	1-301-729-4550