If the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (OSMV) refers your patient for a DriveABLE assessment, the OSMV will send your patient a letter. The letter will direct your patient to call the DriveABLE Access Line to book an appointment.  In addition, if DriveABLE has your contact information you will be sent a notification alerting you that OSMV has sent your patient a letter directing them to DriveABLE. When referred by the OSMV, the OSMV will pay for the assessment. If a physician refers a patient directly to DriveABLE the patient must pay the $300 fee.

DriveABLE consists of two procedures:

• DriveABLE Cognitive Assessment Tool (DCAT)
• DriveABLE On-Road Evaluation (DORE)

The DCAT is an in-office assessment of cognitive abilities essential for safe driving. It has been validated against actual driving performance. The DCAT includes tests of motor speed and control, attention, judgment, memory and decision-making, and making judgments of driving situations.

The tasks are presented on a touch sensitive screen. The tasks only require your patient to either touch the screen or push a button to make a response.

Note: While the evaluator uses a computer to present each task on the screen, your patient does not have to have any skills or knowledge about computers to do the tasks. A qualified assessor guides your patient through each task.

The DORE is an on-road evaluation which consists of a standardized road course developed through scientific research to reveal competence defining driving errors.

All patients referred to DriveABLE will complete the DCAT assessment. Only those patients who score in the ‘inconclusive’ range on the DCAT will undergo a DORE.

If DriveABLE has you listed as your patient’s physician and your patient scores within the ‘inconclusive’ range on their DCAT, you will receive a notification that your patient is required to undergo a DORE. The notification is for information purposes only; you do not need to take any action at that time.

When your patient has completed a DriveABLE assessment, a copy of the final report will be sent to the OSMV and the physician listed on your patient’s OSMV file.

Note: If a physician other than yourself is named on your patient’s OSMV file, you will not automatically be sent these results. To enquire about results you can call the OSMV at 250-387-7747.

Following are the possible final results and your recommended actions:

DCAT results

The DCAT score represents the ability to predict your patient’s outcome of an on-road assessment. Following are possible scores on a final report:

Note: DCAT scores between 30 to 70% are considered ‘inconclusive’. Your patient will undergo a DORE assessment and you will be sent a final report when your patient has completed the DORE.

DORE results

The DORE scoring is based on the type and severity of driving errors the patient makes:

When you receive the final report from DriveABLE, review the results. If your patient’s score falls within the ‘impaired’ range recommend they do not drive. Your patient will receive a letter from OSMV informing them that their license has been revoked. This can take several weeks.

If your patient’s DCAT or DORE score falls within the ‘normal’ or ‘borderline normal’ range they will not receive any communication from the OSMV. It is recommended you relay these results to your patient. To confirm the OSMV fitness to drive determination your patient can call the OSMV at (250) 387-7747.