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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill up for discussion in the Legislature would remove a requirement that doctors tell the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles when a patient has a seizure.
Republican Assemblywoman Dr. Robin Titus is scheduled to present AB248 on Monday in the Assembly Health and Human Services Committee.
Existing law requires doctors to tell the state Division of Public Health the name, age and address of anyone diagnosed with epilepsy. The division then notifies the DMV.
The bill instead would require doctors to inform patients if they believe the patient isn't safe to drive, and the DMV could obtain a record of that notification upon request.
Titus says patients sometimes avoid reporting seizures out of fear they'll lose their license. She says AB248 would allow doctor discretion and encourage more reporting.
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