Report to DMV

I live in FL. Although my DH wasn’t driving I reported it to the DMV to have his license revoked so I could remove him from my insurance. Although I had DPOA and he was in a MC facility the DMV required a hearing via video and he had to be present. I cancelled the hearing. No way would I have put him through that. The doctor can report it if you don’t want to chance it.

Here is my experience with the DMV.
I addressed my concern about DH driving to his Dr who sent a letter to the DMV. The DMV was a joke! The DMV let him keep taking the written test until he passed it. (He finally figured out he could skip questions he didn’t know until he got a certain percentage right.). Then came the driving test. He was gone only 11 minutes and I followed him on Life360 as he drove through a neighbor and came back! He passed that also! The Dr then had him take an extensive Driving Assessment Test through Occupational Therapy. It was over 3 hours long, mostly in office assessment tests. (Which gave me a Cognitive Status Profile). The actually behind the wheel test was at the end, about 1/2 hr.
He had first done this assessment after he first diagnosed so we now had a baseline for his 2nd assessment. He passed it the first time but not the second, which was a year apart.

tell your insurance company your partner had dementia. They might cancel it unless he surrenders his license.

He will have to have some kind of state ID. So i would call them to find out.

I think for us, we had to surrender the license card in order to get a State ID instead. I think they even cut the license in two and gave us the pieces.

When my wife's driver's license came up for renewal, I took my POA and letter from her doctor and requested that they give her a non-driver's ID. They did so with no argument.

I went to the dmv with my dh to turn in his license and apply for a Real ID. I brought the dpoa just in case, but my dh was able to attest. I’m not sure he really understood what was happening, although the person at the dmv was very clear. She was so kind to us I got a little teary. My dh needed a current photo, (so that may be a factor in needing to appear in person), along with proof of residency, citizenship, etc.

At the end, we were presented with my dh’s new license, and the woman said wait, no, and we had to do it all over again. Haha I breathed a sigh of relief too soon. But I’m glad it’s done and our insurance notified.

After we received the diagnosis, I did notify the DMV. It was anonymous, but I did ‘fess up, and told DH that once he received the diagnosis we were legally obligated to notify the DMV. They gave him the ability to retest. In CA they did not make him take a written test, just a driving test. He failed the first one, but passed the second time. They gave him a conditional license for 2 years, at which point he will be retested (We are a year into this). He is only permitted to drive down the street for coffee, or to the grocery store. He doesn’t try to go farther. He had sepsis earlier this year, so I told him the doctors would not permit him to drive for a month afterwards, to clear the brain fog. Nevertheless, while he can operate the vehicle, he still gets disoriented. I will be sending in another anonymous tip to the DMV for a retest, as I don’t believe he will be able to pass.

I would see if one of his doctors could order a driving assessment. I’m not really sure what it amounts to. I believe it was done in a healthcare type setting. Moms pcp ordered one, but the neurologist said no driving period. So we canceled it. I did consider reporting her. The form asked for evidence (scratches on car, accidents etc) and we didn’t have a dementia diagnosis at the time. I didn’t think they would really do anything since there had been no accidents. But then isn’t that the point, to stop them from driving before there is a horrible accident. Could you get away with just telling him the doctors office called and said it’s not safe for him to drive? The problem is if he passes an assessment then you have to worry and wonder when things have progressed enough that he should be reevaluated.