1. (1) If providing health care services to a person meeting the criteria set forth in OAR 735-074-0100 or 735-074-0110, the following physicians and healthcare providers must submit a report to DMV as described in OAR 735-074-0120:

   1. (a) The person’s primary care provider.
   2. (b) A physician or healthcare provider providing emergency healthcare services.
   3. (c) A physician or a health care provider providing a specialist evaluation or ongoing specialist healthcare services for a cognitive or functional impairment meeting the criteria set forth in OAR 735-074-0110.
   4. (d) A hospitalist serving as the primary care provider while the patient is hospitalized.

2. (2) A physician or health care provider providing a specialist evaluation or specialist healthcare services related to a cognitive or functional impairment meeting the criteria set forth in OAR 735-074-0110, must:

   1. (a) Submit a report to DMV; or

   2. (b) Provide one or more of the following to the referring provider:

      1. (A) Applicable findings.
      2. (B) Test results.
      3. (C) An evaluation or treatment report.
3. (3) Upon receipt of any of the items identified in subsection (2)(b) of this rule, the referring provider must submit a report to DMV when the cognitive or functional impairment meets the criteria set forth in OAR 735-074-0110.

4. (4) An ophthalmologist or optometrist providing health care services to a person who does not meet the DMV vision standards set forth in OAR 735-062-0050 with corrective lenses or devices must:

   1. (a) Submit a report to DMV; or
   2. (b) Provide the findings or test results to the person’s primary care provider. Upon receipt of findings from the ophthalmologist or optometrist, the primary care provider must submit a report to DMV.
5. (5) Notwithstanding section (1) of this rule, a physician or health care provider providing health care services to a person meeting the criteria set forth in OAR 735-074-0100 and 735-074-0110, is not required to submit a report to DMV if the person is incapacitated and not expected to regain the ability to drive.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 184.619, 802.010 & 807.710

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 807.710

History

DMV 12-2025, amend filed 07/24/2025, effective 07/24/2025
DMV 14-2024, minor correction filed 06/10/2024, effective 06/10/2024
DMV 12-2013, f. & cert. ef. 9-24-13
DMV 8-2003, f. 5-14-03, cert. ef. 6-1-03