offered by
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
related to
Driving & Motor Vehicles

Medical Standards Related to Driving

The RMV's Medical Affairs department is primarily responsible for setting agency policies and procedures regarding physical qualifications for driver's licenses.

Medical Affairs is a division of the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV). We set the RMV policies and procedures regarding minimum physical qualifications to operate motor vehicles. In doing so, we ensure that our roads are inclusive and safe.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Report a medically impaired driver 
Apply for a tinted glass waiver for your vehicle 

All other tasks

Apply for a disability placard or license plate 
Report disability parking abuse 

What you need to know

Medical standards for passenger (Class D) and motorcycle (Class M) driver's licenses 
Medical standards for commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) 
Medical standards for school bus and school pupil (7D) driver's licenses 
Eligibility for disability plates and placards 
Older drivers 

Related Services

Additional Resources

Your Health and Driving Safely (PDF 231.41 KB)
Did you find what you were looking for on this webpage? *
We use your feedback to help us improve this site but we are not able to respond directly. Please do not include personal or contact information. If you need a response, please locate the contact information elsewhere on this page or in the footer.
We use your feedback to help us improve this site but we are not able to respond directly. Please do not include personal or contact information. If you need a response, please locate the contact information elsewhere on this page or in the footer.

If you need to report child abuse, any other kind of abuse, or need urgent assistance, please click here.

Feedback