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Blood sugar and acid got off a little this morning and I had a slight problem. Went to ER and all seems to be fine. Now the attending Dr. told me that he is going to suspend my drivers liscene as well as my CHL.

Did he say why? Seems like if diet can keep it in check, then there's no problem.

I don't beleive there is a provision for a medical doctor to submit a request for revocation. I think I would tell him if he sends ANY information on your condition to someone who you have not authorized the release to, that you will fille a suit against him for violation of HIPA.

I would raise my eyebrows, but might understand suspending the drivers license (or simply asking you not to drive--like we used to do in polite society) until you get together with your regular doctor to make sure everything is under control. But your CHL has NOTHING to do with seizures and I would do as Keith said.

Thanks all, I had a problem in Jan 2011. It was determined to be low blood sugar, and with proper diet and such have been doing fine.

Lawyer up. No ER doctor has the legal right to act as your regular attending physician when you have one already.

How did he know you had a CHL?

Yes how did he know you have a CHL? - - - Plan on including the hospital and any medical group the ER doctor works for in your suit. Might as well get enough to retire on.

The Annoyed Man wrote:Lawyer up. No ER doctor has the legal right to act as your regular attending physician when you have one already.

I don't believe that's true, although the term "right" makes it interesting. Anyone may file a written notice to Texas DPS detailing why he/she feels an individual may not be medically safe to operate a motor vehicle. The request may then be handed over to a medical advisory board through Department of State Health Services (DSHS) which may then recommend suspension of a drivers license to DPS. Then, the jumping through hoops begins to get the license unsuspended with the burden of proof being on the individual to prove that he/she is not a menace and is safe to drive again, including fees and taking the written and practical driving tests again. Verbal notifications to DPS are not accepted, so it does take some work to accomplish, but I'm sure most medical facilities have a form.

ER doctors are not legally bound to report these kinds of things but will very often do so as a cover yourself matter. The doctor being an ER doc is not relevent. Suppose an individual had a seizure, saw an ER doc, and no action was taken. By not reporting it, the doc, ER, and their respectve dogs may all become liable in court should an unfortunate accident occur and the plaintiff's legal counsel finds out about the seizure history, etc.

Nothing constructive to add, just wanting to be able to find this thread later. OP, I'd be interested in more details. Like others have mentioned, how did the doc know you have a CHL? I'm also curious who taught the doc he has the authority to revoke state issued licenses...

74novaman wrote:Nothing constructive to add, just wanting to be able to find this thread later. OP, I'd be interested in more details. Like others have mentioned, how did the doc know you have a CHL? I'm also curious who taught the doc he has the authority to revoke state issued licenses...

I am also curious that the OP said the problem happened Monday morning May 14, 2012. Later he says he had a problem in January 2011 and diet helped him. Is this a different problem than the recent blood sugar and acid issue which caused the seizure? If so, revoking a DL and CHL seems pretty drastic to me.

In Texas, there is a 6 month "no driving" law after a seizure (not sure if that applies to all seizures, or just grand mal - but would think it would be all). My husband's doctor left it up to him to comply and didn't report his seizures (two of them, both grand mal) to anyone. But he told him that if he drove, and had a seizure behind the wheel, that the legal ramifications would be pretty bad.

So, the driving, I can understand. But the CHL? Ridiculous. From what I know of seizures, there usually are certain signs that precede them that clue you in. (Epileptic seizures may be different, not sure.)
The chances of you having drawn a weapon on someone and simultaneously having a seizure seem like they would be a million to one. Doc needs to mind his own business and leave your CHL alone.

discoqueen wrote:In Texas, there is a 6 month "no driving" law after a seizure (not sure if that applies to all seizures, or just grand mal - but would think it would be all). My husband's doctor left it up to him to comply and didn't report his seizures (two of them, both grand mal) to anyone. But he told him that if he drove, and had a seizure behind the wheel, that the legal ramifications would be pretty bad.

So, the driving, I can understand. But the CHL? Ridiculous. From what I know of seizures, there usually are certain signs that precede them that clue you in. (Epileptic seizures may be different, not sure.)
The chances of you having drawn a weapon on someone and simultaneously having a seizure seem like they would be a million to one. Doc needs to mind his own business and leave your CHL alone.

I don't know the law either, but it doesn't sound like an epileptic seizure, but I am not a doctor either. The only way the doc would know about the CHL is if the OP was carrying or [someone] told the doc about it.

I don't think it sounds epileptic either, I just threw that in there since I don't know if those are different than what I'm familiar with.
I have blood sugar issues controlled by diet as well; I pass out if I don't eat. But I know it's coming, usually pretty long before it actually happens, and I would think this would be similar unless his blood sugar just tanks suddenly without warning. But he said "controlled by diet" so, my guess is there are symptoms of onset.

I agree about the only way the doc knowing about the CHL is if OP was carrying or someone told him. I still don't think the CHL is any of the doc's business, though.

From what I understand and remember my wife said something with the intention of letting them know that I was not carrying at the time. It was because my outside the belt holster.