Medical certificate to replace a driver’s license: registration procedure

A medical certificate to replace a driver’s license is a document for which you will have to visit a fairly large number of different specialists.

Where to go

A medical certificate to replace a driver’s license can be obtained both in a regular clinic and in various private centers. The main thing is that the organization has a license to provide such services. Currently, many clinics have a set time when people can go through a medical commission as quickly as possible. This not only speeds up the process of obtaining a certificate, but also significantly reduces the contact time between healthy and sick.

What is the difference between organizations?

A medical certificate to replace a driver’s license has a single format. Therefore, from the legal side of the issue, there is no difference where exactly it will be received, unless, of course, the organization has all the necessary permissions to issue it. The differences here are how much time and money a person spends on passing a medical commission.

As for ordinary state clinics, a medical certificate for rights here will be relatively inexpensive. It is about 1000-1200 rubles. The main disadvantage of state clinics is the availability of queues and, as a result, the need for spending more time on passing the commission. The advantage here is the confidence that the examinee will not be sent without evidence to additional analyzes and consultations of specialists.

A medical certificate to replace a driver’s license at a private medical center can be obtained much faster. In this case, you will have to spend much more money - 1700-2000 rubles. So if a person urgently needs a driver’s medical certificate, its price will be quite significant for the wallet.

If we talk about the results of the commission, then there is no difference where exactly it is held. The fact is that all organizations here are guided by the same decisions of the Ministry of Health. No doctor will issue a fictitious document, as this can lead to disastrous consequences for both himself and his patient.

What kind of specialists do you need to go through?

A medical certificate for a driver’s license will be issued only if the person is suitable for driving the selected category of vehicles at the conclusion of all the experts included in the commission. It includes such doctors as:

• surgeon;
• neuropathologist;
• psychiatrist;
• expert in narcology;
• gynecologist (for women);
• ENT specialist;
• ophthalmologist;
• therapist.
  

Before visiting the therapist, it is also necessary to take tests (at least a general blood and urine test), as well as make an electrocardiogram. Without the results of these studies, a medical certificate for a driver’s license is not issued.

Surgeon

Many people fail to get a good conclusion from this specialist. This state of affairs is due to the fact that there are a sufficient number of pathologies of the surgical profile, which are a contraindication to driving vehicles. First of all, we are talking about limb defects. The fact is that the presence of such a pathology significantly impedes the rational management of vehicles. Naturally, a medical certificate for the traffic police is not signed in those cases when a person has any acute pathological process of a surgical profile. A contraindication to this is also an exacerbation of chronic diseases.

Neurologist

This specialist is also directly involved with the medical board regarding the replacement of a driver’s license. A large number of neurological diseases is a contraindication to driving certain types of vehicles. Perhaps the most common of these is epilepsy. With this disease, you can participate in traffic only as a passenger or a pedestrian.

Another common reason for rejecting a positive decision about the possibility of driving vehicles is a previous acute cerebrovascular accident. The fact is that it is able to significantly reduce the functionality of a person. Naturally, paralysis and serious paresis are also a contraindication for driving all kinds of vehicles. A medical certificate for the traffic police is also not issued to people with severe encephalopathy.

Otorhinolaryngologist

Most often, the conclusion of such a specialist is positive for the subject. The fact is that there are not so many diseases of the throat, ears and nose, which are contraindications for driving vehicles. First of all, the doctor looks at the presence or absence of various kinds of tumor processes, as well as acute pathology. Currently, an otorhinolaryngologist is perhaps the most “safe” specialist from the entire commission for a candidate for drivers.

Ophthalmologist

Eyes are considered the most important sensory organ, which allows you to collect about 90% of information about the world. Of exceptional importance is the vision for the driver. For this reason, a medical certificate for rights without an ophthalmologist’s opinion is considered invalid. Moreover, far from always poor vision is the reason for a complete ban on driving various kinds of vehicles. For the ophthalmologist, as well as for the GAI, much more important is how well the reduction in its severity can be compensated by various technical means. Moreover, in the event that, without glasses or lenses, a person’s vision in at least one eye is less than 0.6, then he will have to use means of compensation while driving. Otherwise, the traffic police, stopping him on the road, have every right to write him a fine.

Some diseases of the ophthalmic profile are indeed a contraindication to driving vehicles.

Gynecologist

The passage of this specialist is largely conditional. Like an otorhinolaryngologist, such a doctor first of all looks at the fact that the woman at the time of signing the commission does not have any acute gynecological diseases, as well as active tumor processes. Contraindications from this specialist are very rare.

Psychiatrist

Almost any psychiatric illness is a contraindication to the positive conclusion of the medical commission regarding the permission of the candidate driver to drive vehicles. This is due to the fact that the process of traffic is very responsible and complex. Naturally, a person who has certain mental deviations is unlikely to cope with it. So if a person is registered with a specialist such as a psychiatrist, a medical certificate will not be signed.

Expert in narcology

It is easy to obtain an admission to driving vehicles of various types from this specialist. Most importantly, a person should not be registered with him. In this case, a medical certificate will be signed. A narcologist can ask a person to take a test for the alcohol content in the body if he has a feeling that at the time of the visit the candidate for drivers is not sober. If a person was previously a patient of a narcologist, but then he was deregistered, then problems with signing a certificate should not arise.

Therapist

Most often, this specialist finds contraindications to driving a person. The most common among them is a disease such as arterial hypertension. In the event that a person has a third degree of such a pathology, he will not be able to obtain permission to participate in traffic as a driver. If arterial hypertension reaches only the second degree, then the doctor should proceed from how often a person experiences crises, characterized by a sharp increase in pressure and forcing the patient to call an emergency medical team. If a person had fewer than four hypertensive crises in the previous year, then he can expect that he will be allowed to drive a motorcycle or personal car.

After a myocardial infarction, the therapist will not put his signature on the medical driver’s certificate for a whole year. Only after sufficient rehabilitation will a person be able to return to driving.

A medical certificate is not signed for drivers even in cases when a person has any active tumor process. Only after oncologists conduct the appropriate treatment, the therapist will sign a medical commission.

In addition, if the results of the tests given to this doctor suggest that the person has an undetected disease, he may well send him for an additional examination, and then a specialist consultation.

How to prepare for the commission?

All forms of medical certificates issued to people, including driver certificates, require passing tests and examining specialists. In this case, it is very important not to harm yourself. Before taking the tests, it is better to lead a healthy lifestyle for at least a week. Especially strict situation with the use of alcoholic beverages. Even a completely healthy person who drank a few days before the tests and a visit to the specialists can, through his own fault, visit several more doctors with a narrow focus. In particular, alcohol has a particularly strong effect on the general analysis of urine, as well as the level of blood pressure. As a result, the person will be sent for additional studies (urinalysis by Nichiporenko, ultrasound of the kidneys and bladder, daily monitoring of blood pressure, echocardiography), and then to a nephrologist and cardiologist.

It is highly discouraged to smoke before visiting the therapist for at least a few hours. The fact is that this can increase blood pressure. The use of coffee, especially strong, has the same effect. It is important, before going into the therapist’s office, to sit or stand for at least 7-10 minutes. If you run to the doctor immediately after climbing the stairs, then he may also have questions about high blood pressure. If you follow all these recommendations, then a medical certificate for drivers will be received by a really healthy person quickly enough.

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