DMV's Medically At-Risk Program

The issue of aging and driving is becoming a significant public health concern. Over the next two decades, the number of older Oregonians is expected to double. While aging itself does not diminish driving ability, as people reach their 60s and beyond, they are more likely to be taking medications and to incur medical problems that can hinder driving ability.

Research indicates that physicians can influence their patients’ decisions to modify or stop driving. Physicians and other health care professionals are in a critical position to detect functional and medical conditions that may impact safe driving. Oregon licensing policy requires certain health care professionals to report a driver with cognitive or functional impairment.