§ 1517. Medical Advisory Board.
(a) Membership.--There shall be a Medical Advisory Board consisting of 13 members appointed by the
secretary. The board shall be composed of an authorized representative from the Department
of Transportation, Department of Justice, Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
Department of Health, Pennsylvania State Police and professionals as follows: One
neurologist, one doctor of cardiovascular disease, one doctor of internal medicine,
one general practitioner, one ophthalmologist, one psychiatrist, one orthopedic surgeon
and one optometrist.
(b) Duties.--The board may advise the department and review regulations proposed by the department
concerning physical and mental criteria including vision standards relating to the
licensing of drivers under the provisions of this chapter.
(Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. imd.)
1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended subsec. (b).
Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse. The Governor's Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse is now known as the Pennsylvania
Advisory Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and is designated as the advisory council
to the Department of Health for drug and alcohol programs. See section 3 of the act
of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known as the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Control Act.
Department of Justice. The act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys
Act, effective January 20, 1981, provided that the General Counsel shall serve as
a member of the Medical Advisory Board and repealed section 1517(a) to the extent
that the Attorney General was made a member of the Medical Advisory Board.
Cross References. Section 1517 is referred to in section 1519 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Slater, 462 A.2d 870 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983).
· cites it 4× “” Furthermore, 75 Pa. C. S. §1517 in the current Code formally establishes a Medical Advisory Board and provides that “[t]he board shall formulate rules and regulations for adoption by *316 the department on physical and mental criteria .”
Com., Dept. of Transp. v. Chalfant, 565 A.2d 1252 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1989).
· cites it 4× “Here, as in Johnson , this court cannot adjudge the precautionary position *440 of the Medical Advisory Board to be unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious, when the board exercises its statutory power under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1517 to formulate regulations dealing with the special…”
Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Byrd, 399 A.2d 425 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1979).
· cites it 2× “” 75 Pa. C.S. §1517 (a) in the current Code formally establishes a Medical Advisory Board and in 75 Pa.”
Behar v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Transp., 791 F. Supp. 2d 383 (M.D. Penn. 2011).
“See 75 Pa. Cons.Stat. §§ 1517, 1518, 1519. Admittedly, there is potential harm to the patient in the non-consensual disclosure of the patient’s medical conditions to Penn-DOT.”
Commonwealth v. Liberati, 472 A.2d 741 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1984).
· cites it 2× “Section 1517 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1517, establishes a thirteen-member Medical Advisory Board (MAB); and gives the MAB the duty of formulating rules and regulations, for adoption by the Department, on physical .”
Sharon v. Larson, 650 F. Supp. 1396 (E.D. Pa. 1986).
“75 Pa. Cons.Stat.Ann. § 1517 (Purdon 1977 & Supp.”
Turk v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 983 A.2d 805 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2009).
“Any person aggrieved by recall or suspension of the operating privilege may appeal in the manner provided in [75 Pa.C.S. § 1550]. The judicial review shall be limited to whether the person is competent to drive in accordance with the provisions of the regulations promulgated…”
Turk v. Com., Dept. of Transp., 983 A.2d 805 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2009).
“The judicial review shall be limited to whether the person is competent to drive in accordance with the provisions of the regulations promulgated under [75 Pa.C.S. § 1517] (relating to Medical Advisory Board).”
Dare v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 682 A.2d 413 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1996).
“Additionally, Section 1517 of the Code establishes a Medical Advisory Board (MAB) charged with the task of formulating “rules and regulations for adoption by the departi ment on physical and mental criteria including vision standards relating to the licensing of drivers.”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1517(a) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Liberati, 472 A.2d 741 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1984).
“Section 1517 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1517, establishes a thirteen-member Medical Advisory Board (MAB); and gives the MAB the duty of formulating rules and regulations, for adoption by the Department, on physical .”
— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1517(b) — 7 cases
Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Traffic Saf. v. Slater, 462 A.2d 870 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1983).
“” Furthermore, 75 Pa. C. S. §1517 in the current Code formally establishes a Medical Advisory Board and provides that “[t]he board shall formulate rules and regulations for adoption by *316 the department on physical and mental criteria .”
Dare v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing, 682 A.2d 413 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1996).
“Additionally, Section 1517 of the Code establishes a Medical Advisory Board (MAB) charged with the task of formulating “rules and regulations for adoption by the departi ment on physical and mental criteria including vision standards relating to the licensing of drivers.”
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