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Nova Scotia Driver's Medical Examination Report

Nova Scotia requires this report when a driver first applies for a class 1, 2, 3 or 4 licence, at renewal, annually after age 64, and whenever the Registry asks for medical information. The examiner reports vision against class standards, works through a system-by-system checklist and recommends issuing, restricting or suspending the licence. A committee of medical specialists helps the department review the reports.

Who completes it

The patient completes and signs Part 1, consenting to release of medical information; a family physician, walk-in or locum physician, specialist or nurse practitioner completes Parts 2 to 5, and a different professional who does the vision testing is named in Part 2.

Submitting and payment

How to submit it
Send the completed report to the Medical Fitness section of Nova Scotia's Transportation and Active Transit department, whose mailing address, fax number and email are printed in the form header.

Good to know

  • Drivers of class 5, 6, 7 and 8 vehicles need no medical unless they have a specific medical condition and the Registry requests one.
  • Part 3 asks for HbA1c and blood glucose results with dates for all commercial drivers with diabetes, and for any driver whose diabetes is not well controlled.
  • The hearing item applies to classes 1 to 4 only: a forced whisper heard at 1.5 metres, or loss of no more than 40 dB averaged at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz.
  • The posted PDF (REV 11/21) is a scanned image without fillable fields, so it is filled in by hand; Part 4 has a box for the physician's stamp.

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Driver's Medical Examination Report

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Frequently asked questions

When does a Nova Scotia driver need a medical examination report?

At first application for a class 1, 2, 3 or 4 licence, at renewal, and annually after age 64. The Registry may also ask for medical information at its discretion, including from class 5 to 8 drivers with a specific condition, and re-applying for class 1 to 4 after a licence lapsed over five years requires a satisfactory medical.

Who can complete the Nova Scotia Driver's Medical Examination Report?

Part 5 lets the examiner identify as the driver's family physician (with years of care), a walk-in or locum physician (stating whether the chart was reviewed), a specialist or a nurse practitioner. If another professional does the vision testing, their name and the date go in Part 2.

What vision standard applies to Nova Scotia class 1, 2 and 4 licences?

The form prints it: at least 20/30 (6/9) in the better eye, at least 20/50 (6/15) in the poorer eye, and 120 degrees of horizontal field in each eye. Class 3 and classes 5 to 8 need 20/40 (6/12) in the better eye and 120 degrees with both eyes open.