What is the Medical History Questionnaire designed to detect?
Less common than orthopedic problems, but still a valid medical exemption is related to symptoms that occur in conjunction with a condition known as sensory neuropathy. There are many causes of sensory neuropathy, some of them quite common. Symptoms associated with sensory neuropathy may be permanent – pain occurring when touched, a tingling or electric shock sensation, waxing and waning out of the blue, or an uncomfortably hypersensitive response to an ordinary stimulation. These symptoms, when caused by wearing a seat belt could result in a dangerous distraction when driving, and are sufficient to exempt a driver from the seat belt law. • What will I receive? If the evaluation results in a diagnosis of sensory neuropathy exempting you from using a seat belt, a signed letter written on the MDs letterhead will be prepared. The letter will state that you, the patient, are seat belt intolerant and, therefore, exempted from wearing seatbelts. Also a laminated signed prescription form with
