A provisional driver uses the medical-need exception to drive during restricted hours. What must the physician's note include?
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A.
The medical condition and the date the driver is expected to recover. Correct
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B.
A photo of the driver and the physician's medical license number.
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C.
A prescription list and the diagnosing hospital's contact information.
The answer is "The medical condition and the date the driver is expected to recover."
The physician's note has to state the medical condition and the date the driver is expected to recover. Reaching for C substitutes information that sounds medically formal for the two plain fields the manual actually names.
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B. A photo of the driver and the physician's medical license number.
The manual asks for the condition and the recovery date, not any ID or credentialing information about the doctor. This answer applies an ID-verification habit from other DMV forms to a note that only needs medical facts.
C. A prescription list and the diagnosing hospital's contact information.
Prescription details and hospital contacts are not what the manual asks for; it requires the condition and the recovery date. This answer substitutes information that sounds medically formal for the two plain fields the manual actually names.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Minor's Restrictions and Exceptions," p.4..
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