Assessing fitness to drive
As a doctor in Queensland, you play a key role in determining fitness to drive for your patients using the national Assessing Fitness to Drive medical standards. This includes recommending when we need to apply conditions or restrictions on someone’s driver licence.
Read more about your role.
Medical certificate for drivers
In Queensland, drivers have a legal responsibility to be medically fit to drive. For us to decide if someone can continue to drive, we encourage them to seek your advice and ask you to complete a Medical Certificate for Driver (F3712) form.
You can follow this guide to help you do this.
Assessing fitness to drive
In this guide:
- Choose either the private or commercial standard
- How to assess a patient’s medical condition for fitness to drive
- Recommending changes to a patient's driver licence
- Decide a review period and expiry date for the medical certificate
- Complete the medical certificate form to give to your patient
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