# 2026-22508: Eleven Drivers With Seizure Disorders Receive Trucking Exemptions

2026-22508, Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders, is a Federal Register notice from Transportation Department, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published 2026-11-04, effective 2026-07-01; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22508
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22508
- Title: Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 69633
- Published: 2026-11-04
- Effective: 2026-07-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

Eleven Drivers With Seizure Disorders Receive Trucking Exemptions

## Summary

The FMCSA is giving 11 drivers with epilepsy or seizure disorders a green light to drive commercial trucks across state lines, as long as they take their medication and stay safe. These special permissions started on July 1, 2026, and last until July 1, 2028. This change helps skilled drivers keep working without risking safety or breaking rules.

## Abstract

FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 11 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 operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

## Effects PRIA read

- 11 Drivers Cleared to Drive Interstate: benefit, high. FMCSA granted exemptions to 11 named drivers—David Boone (OK), Tyler Campbell (GA), Wyatt Chisamore (VT), Matthew Davis (SC), Jitwan Floyd (SC), Ricky Loy (FL), Matthew May (CT), Kyle Ratliff (AL), Joseph Shojaie (SC), Mark Stroney (MO), and Jacob Utphall (WI)—allowing them to operate commercial mo…
- Ongoing Medical and Reporting Requirements: cost, medium. Each exempt driver must remain seizure-free, maintain a stable treatment regimen, report any seizure or change in treatment to FMCSA within 24 hours, provide annual treating-physician reports and an annual medical exam by a certified medical examiner, submit annual certified driving records, and re…
- Federal Preemption for Exempt Drivers: benefit, low. While the exemptions are in effect (July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028), no State may enforce any law or regulation that conflicts with an exemption with respect to a person operating under that exemption.

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- [2026-21950](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21950): Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption Renewal From Loomis Armored US, LLC, 2026-10-28
- [2026-21906](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21906): Commercial Driver's License: PAM Transport, Inc.; Application for Exemption, 2026-10-27
- [2026-21812](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21812): Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From R.B. Stewart Petroleum Products, Inc., USDOT # 1290158, 2026-10-26
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## Sources
- [2026-22508 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22508/qualification-of-drivers-exemption-applications-epilepsy-and-seizure-disorders)
- [2026-22508 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-04/pdf/2026-22508.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22508 (as of 2026-11-04).