GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
S 2
SENATE BILL 160
House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/20/17
Short Title: Handicap Parking Privilege Certification. |
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March 2, 2017
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to clarify that medical certification and recertification requirements for handicapped parking privileges may be satisfied by CERTIFICATION OF A LICENSED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, A LICENSED NURSE PRACTITIONER, OR A LICENSED CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE THAT THE PERSON IS HANDICAPPED.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20‑37.6(c1) reads as rewritten:
"(c1) Application and
Renewal; Physician's Medical Certification. – The initial
application for a distinguishing license plate, removable windshield placard,
or temporary removable windshield placard shall be accompanied by a
certification of a licensed physician, a licensed ophthalmologist, a licensed
optometrist, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed nurse practitioner, or
the Division of Services for the Blind that the applicant is handicapped or by
a disability determination by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
that the applicant is handicapped. For an initial application for a temporary
removable windshield placard only, the certification that the applicant is
handicapped may be made by a licensed certified nurse midwife. The
application for a temporary removable windshield placard shall contain
additional certification to include the period of time the certifying authority
determines the applicant will have the disability. Distinguishing license
plates shall be renewed annually, but subsequent applications shall not require
a medical certification that the applicant is handicapped. Removable windshield
placards shall be renewed every five years, and, except for a person certified
as totally and permanently disabled at the time of the initial application or a
prior renewal under this subsection, the renewal shall require a medical recertification
that the person is handicapped. Temporary removable windshield placards shall
expire no later than six months after issuance."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.