28-3167. Indicator information on license; health care directive; living wills; immunity

A. The department shall provide on each driver license and on each nonoperating identification license a space where a licensee may indicate that the licensee suffers from some type of adverse medical condition using a medical indicator if the licensee presents a signed statement from a physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 14 or 17 or a registered nurse practitioner who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 15 stating that the person suffers from the condition.

B. Except for the purposes of entering the medical indicator on the driver license or nonoperating identification license the department shall not maintain the medical indicator in the department computer after the department issues the driver license or nonoperating identification license. The person shall affirm to the department at each renewal of the driver license or nonoperating identification license that the medical indicator remains in effect for the licensee.

C. The department shall provide on each driver license and on each nonoperating identification license a space where a licensee may indicate that the licensee has an advanced health care directive, including a health care power of attorney as prescribed by title 36, chapter 32, article 2, a prehospital medical care directive that fulfills the requirements of title 36, chapter 32, article 4, a living will as prescribed by title 36, chapter 32, article 5 or a mental health care power of attorney as prescribed by title 36, chapter 32, article 6.  Except for the purposes of entering the indicator on the driver license or nonoperating identification license, the department may not maintain any document provided pursuant to this subsection in the department's computer records after the department issues the driver license or nonoperating identification license. The department is not required to accept or interpret medical care directives that do not meet the requirements of title 36, chapter 32.  The licensee shall affirm to the department at each renewal of the driver license or nonoperating identification license that an advanced health care directive, a prehospital medical care directive, a living will or a mental health care power of attorney remains in effect for the licensee.

D. The department and this state are exempt from liability for damages from the use of indicator information provided on a license pursuant to this section.