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RSMo 302.205effective 31 Jul 2021

Medical alert notation on driver's license or nondriver's identification card, when

In plain English

A person living in Missouri can choose to add a medical alert note to their driver's license or ID card. This note can show things like diabetes, epilepsy, autism, Alzheimer's, or other approved conditions. To get this added, the person fills out a form, agrees that anyone who sees the card can see that medical info, and gets a doctor or psychologist to confirm the diagnosis. The person can also ask to have it removed and get a replacement card. No medical info gets added or taken off without the person's permission — or a parent's or court-appointed guardian's permission if the person is a minor or an incapacitated adult.

Word-for-word law

302.205. Medical alert notation on driver's or , when — procedure — . — 1. Any resident of this state may elect to have a medical alert notation placed on the person's driver's license or nondriver's identification card. The following conditions, illnesses, and disorders may be on a driver's license or nondriver's identification card as medical alert at the request of the :

(1) ;

(2) Diabetes;

(3) Heart conditions;

(4) Epilepsy;

(5) Drug allergies;

(6) Alzheimer's or dementia;

(7) Schizophrenia;

(8) Autism; or

(9) Other conditions as approved by the or his or her .

2. Any person requesting the inclusion of a medical alert notation on his or her driver's license or nondriver's identification card shall submit an form to include a for the of any medical information to the , any person who is eligible for access to such medical information as recorded on the person's driving under this chapter, and any other person who may view or receive notice of such medical information by virtue of having seen such person's driver's license or nondriver's identification card. Such application shall advise the person that he or she will be ing to the release of such medical information to anyone who sees or copies his or her driver's license or nondriver's identification card, even if such person is otherwise ineligible to access such medical information under state or federal law.

3. Such application shall include space for a person requesting the inclusion of a medical alert notation on his or her driver's license or nondriver's identification card to obtain a from a person licensed to practice medicine or psychology in this state verifying such .

4. Any person who has been issued a driver's license or nondriver's identification card bearing medical alert information may be issued a replacement driver's license or nondriver's identification card excluding such medical alert information at his or her request and upon payment of the fee provided in this chapter for replacement of lost licenses or s.

5. No medical alert information shall be printed on or from a driver's license or nondriver's identification card without the of the . If the licensee is a child under the age of eighteen, consent for the printing of medical alert information shall be provided by the parent or of the child when he or she signs the application for the driver's license or nondriver's identification card. If the licensee is an , consent for the printing of medical alert information shall be given by the guardian of such adult as appointed by a .

6. The director of the department of revenue may all necessary for the of this section. Any or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the of and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are , and if any of the powers with the chapter 536 to , to delay the , or to disapprove and a rule are subsequently held , then the of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2020, shall be and .

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Source & history notes

(L. 2020 H.B. 1963) Effective 7-31-21

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