S.B. 51 Enrolled

MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD WAIVERS
1997 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Ed P. Mayne
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND TRANSPORTATION; PROVIDING THAT THE
DRIVER LICENSE MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD MAY ESTABLISH A
STANDARDS PROGRAM REGARDING COMMERCIAL INTRASTATE DRIVER
LICENSES; REQUIRING THAT LICENSE WAIVER APPLICANTS BEAR ANY
ADDITIONAL COSTS OF LICENSES; AND ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE PROGRAM.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
ENACTS:
53-3-303.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53-3-303.5 is enacted to read:
53-3-303.5. Driver License Medical Advisory Board.
(1) The Driver License Medical Advisory Board shall:
(a) advise the director of the division; and
(b) establish and recommend written functional ability profile guidelines and standards
for determining the physical, mental, and emotional capabilities of applicants for specific types
of licenses, appropriate to various driving abilities.
(2) (a) The Driver License Medical Advisory Board shall establish fitness standards for
issuing intrastate commercial driver licenses under Title 53, Chapter 3, Part 4, Uniform
Commercial Driver License Act .
(b) The standards under this Subsection (2) may only be implemented if the United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT) will not impose any sanctions, including funding
sanctions, against the state of Utah.
(3) In case of uncertainty of interpretation of these guidelines and standards, or in special
circumstances, applicants may request a review of any division decision by a panel of board

members. All of the actions of the director and board are subject to judicial review.
(4) (a) If the applicant for an intrastate commercial driver license under Subsection (2)
applies for the license under a waiver program, the applicant shall bear any costs directly associated
with the cost of administration of the waiver program, with respect to the applicant's application, in
addition to any fees required under Section 53-3-105.
(b) The division shall establish any additional fee necessary to administer the license under
this Subsection (4) in accordance with Section 63-38-3.2.

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