Nevada Revised Statutes 483.348 – Issuance of specially designed driver’s licenses to insulin dependent diabetics and epileptics; Department of Public Safety required to provide for education of peace officers relating to treatment and identificatio…
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall issue a driver’s license with a specially colored background to any person who qualifies for a driver’s license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and delivers to the Department a signed statement from a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse that the person is an insulin dependent diabetic or an epileptic. The Department shall designate one color to be used only for a driver’s license held by a diabetic and another color to be used only for a driver’s license held by an epileptic.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 483.348
- controlled substance: means a drug, immediate precursor or other substance which is listed in schedule I, II, III, IV or V for control by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to NRS 453. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.031
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 481.015
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
2. In lieu of issuing a driver’s license pursuant to subsection 1, the Department may issue to a person specified in that subsection a driver’s license with a specially colored border around the photograph on the license.
3. The Department of Public Safety shall provide for the education of peace officers on the:
(a) Effects and treatment of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure and the similarity in appearance of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure to a person under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and
(b) Procedures for identifying and handling situations involving a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure.