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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS'

LICENSES--MEDICAL INFORMATION INCLUDED ON LICENSE

     

     Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, Pearson, Seveney, and Lynch Prata

     Date Introduced: March 02, 2017

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-10 of the General Laws entitled "Operators' and Chauffeurs'

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Licenses" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-10-49. Medical condition designation.

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     The division of motor vehicles shall make available to persons with diabetes, epilepsy,

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and other serious illness an indicator to voluntarily display their condition on the back of their

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Rhode Island-issued license or identification card.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

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RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS'

LICENSES--MEDICAL INFORMATION INCLUDED ON LICENSE

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     This act would allow drivers' licenses and state-issued identification cards to contain

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medical information to assist medical personnel.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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