# 2026-12457: Thirteen Drivers With Seizure History Get License Renewals

2026-12457, Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-06-17; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12457
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12457
- Title: Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 37220
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-06-17
- Comments close: 2026-07-22
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

Thirteen Drivers With Seizure History Get License Renewals

## Summary

The FMCSA is renewing special permissions for 13 drivers with epilepsy or seizure disorders, letting them keep driving big trucks across state lines while on medication. This means folks who’ve had seizures but are managing them safely can keep working without breaking the rules. If you want to share your thoughts, you’ve got until July 22, 2026, to speak up!

## Abstract

FMCSA announces its decision to renew exemptions for 13 individuals from the requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have "no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to control a CMV." The exemptions enable these individuals who have had one or more seizures and are taking anti-seizure medication to continue to operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

## Effects PRIA read

- 13 Drivers Approved to Keep Driving: benefit, high. FMCSA renewed exemptions for 13 named commercial drivers with epilepsy or seizure disorders so they may continue to operate interstate commercial motor vehicles while taking anti-seizure medication. Six drivers’ exemptions are effective June 17, 2026 and expire June 17, 2028; seven drivers’ exempti…
- Required Medical and Reporting Conditions: cost, medium. To keep the exemptions, each driver must remain seizure-free, report any seizure to FMCSA within 24 hours, submit annual physician attestations and an annual medical exam by a certified medical examiner, provide annual certified driving records from their State Driver's Licensing Agency, report cra…
- Federal Exemption Overrides Conflicting State Laws: benefit, medium. While an exemption is in effect, no State may enforce a law or regulation that conflicts with that exemption with respect to a person operating under it. This preemption applies during each two-year exemption period.

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- [2026-20325](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20325): Clarification to the Applicability of Emergency Exemptions; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration, 2026-10-05

## Sources
- [2026-12457 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12457/qualification-of-drivers-exemption-applications-epilepsy-and-seizure-disorders)
- [2026-12457 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12457.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12457 (as of 2026-06-29).