The treating doctor should not rely solely on subjective measures of sleepiness such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale to rule out sleep apnoea.
#Severe insomnia driving driver#
Sleep apnoea.Ī conditional licence may be considered by the driver licensing authority subject to periodic review, taking into account the nature of the driving task and information provided by a specialist in sleep disorders as to whether the following criteria are met: * The treating doctor should not rely solely on subjective measures of sleepiness such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale to rule out sleep apnoea.
the person complies with treatment and.if the person, in the opinion of the treating doctor, represents a significant driving risk as a result of a sleep disorder.Ī conditional licence may be considered by the driver licensing authority subject to periodic review, taking into account the nature of the driving task and information provided by the treating doctor as to whether the following criteria are met:.if the person has had motor vehicle crash(es) caused by inattention or sleepiness or.if the person has frequent self-reported* episodes of sleepiness or drowsiness while driving or.if the person has an established sleep apnoea syndrome (sleep apnoea on a diagnostic sleep study and moderate to severe excessive daytime sleepiness*) or.all sleep apnoea, idiopathic hypersomnia and other central disorders of hypersomnolence)Ī person is not fit to hold an unconditional licence: Sleep apnoea, excessive sleepiness and other sleep disorders (Drivers of heavy vehicles, public passenger vehicles or requiring a dangerous goods driver licence – refer to definition in Table 3) (Drivers of cars, light rigid vehicles or motorcycles unless carrying public passengers or requiring a dangerous goods driver licence – refer to definition in Table 3) Health professionals should familiarise themselves with the information in this chapter and the tabulated standards before assessing a person’s fitness to drive. Medical standards for licensing – sleep disorders Requirements for unconditional and conditional licences are outlined in the following table.
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