Texas DPS can print 'Communication Impediment' or 'Deaf or Hard of Hearing' on a driver license or ID card when a licensed physician or psychiatrist signs this statement, under Transportation Code 521.142(h). The indicator tells peace officers the holder may need more time to respond or communicates differently. The clinician names the patient's medical condition and signs, and the applicant returns the form to DPS.
The patient completes the Patient Information block and signs; a licensed physician or licensed psychiatrist completes the Physician/Psychiatrist Information section, stating the medical condition with license number and state.
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Physician/Psychiatrist's Statement
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A licensed physician or a licensed psychiatrist. The statement asks for the clinician's name, office address and phone, medical license number and state, the patient's medical condition, signature and date. Transportation Code 521.142(h) requires the condition to be shown by this signed statement.
DPS describes this group as people who need more time to respond to a police officer, with examples including autism and Asperger syndrome, mild intellectual disability, Down syndrome, Parkinson's disease, speech and language disorders, PTSD, brain injury and cerebral palsy.
Yes. DL-101 covers the driver license or ID card through DPS. For the vehicle record, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles uses form VTR-216, Certification of a Communication Impediment, which is a separate filing.