Section 12517.2 Of Article 1. Persons Required To Be Licensed, Exemptions, And Age Limits From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
12517.2
. (a) Applicants for an original or renewal certificate to
drive a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, youth bus, general
public paratransit vehicle, or farm labor vehicle shall submit a
report of a medical examination of the applicant given not more than
two years prior to the date of the application by a physician
licensed to practice medicine, a licensed advanced practice
registered nurse qualified to perform a medical examination, a
licensed physician assistant, or a licensed doctor of chiropractic
listed on the most current National Registry of Certified Medical
Examiners, as adopted by the United States Department of
Transportation, as published by the notice in the Federal Register,
Volume 77, Number 77, Friday, April 20, 2012, on pages 24104 to
24135, inclusive, and pursuant to Section 391.42 of Title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulations. The report shall be on a form approved
by the department.
(b) Schoolbus drivers, within the same month of reaching 65 years
of age and each 12th month thereafter, shall undergo a medical
examination, pursuant to Section 12804.9, and shall submit a report
of that medical examination on a form as specified in subdivision
(a).