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One seizure, once — the 5-year rule

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Federal source: Appendix A to Part 391, §H · Rules checked October 2026

What the federal text says

Advisory criteria (Appendix A, §H): after a single unprovoked seizure, a driver may be qualified after 5 years seizure-free and off anti-seizure medication, with neurology documentation. Before the 5 years run, the seizure exemption program is the alternative door.

What that means for you

One seizure is not epilepsy's 10-year sentence — it is a 5-year clock, provided there are no more seizures and medication has stopped.

Certificate this points to: 1-YEAR certificates, while the standard's monitoring continues.

What moves the outcome

Document the single event (records from the time), the medication stop date, and a current neurology evaluation confirming no recurrence and no epilepsy diagnosis.

Which mode is this?

This question is decided by the federal text together with its published advisory criteria — clocks, thresholds, and specialist files. The verdict above follows the cited criteria; your documentation is what proves you meet them.

Only a certified medical examiner on the National Registry can certify you. FreightVerdict reads the published federal standards — it does not certify, diagnose, or treat, and nothing here is medical advice.

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