[Acquired medical condition and driving ability].
Under Dutch law a driver's licence requires a written statement of physical and mental health from the applicant. However, after the licence has been issued, no further statements are required, not even when the person involved develops a medical condition that poses a threat to safe driving. If an accident occurs and it is established that the driver suffered from an intercurrently acquired condition, the insurance companies will not pay. Physicians have a moral obligation to advise patients in their care whom this may affect to report to the physician of the licence administration.
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Academisch Ziekenhuis, Laboratorium Toxicologie, Groningen.
D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007346:Insurance, Accident / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008603:Mental Health; D009426:Netherlands