HomeMy Public PortalAboutHandicapped Parking Placard ApplicationMASSACHUSETTS REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Mail To: Medical Affairs - PO Box 55889 – Boston, MA - 02205-55889 – 857-368-8020 – www.massrmv.com
For Walk-In Service Only: Haymarket Center, 136 Blackstone Street, Boston, MA
APPLICATION FOR DISABLED PARKING PLACARD/PLATE
THIS SIDE OF THE APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED IN THE DISABLED PERSON’S NAME
Please note the information required in this application may affect your driver’s license status.
Incomplete applications will not be processed and will be returned.
Both disabled person and healthcare provider must sign and date this application. The disabled person’s information
must be provided in sections A, B, and C. The healthcare provider must complete sections D and E.
This application must be submitted to Medical Affairs within thirty (30) days of the healthcare provider’s certification.
RMV Service Center locations do not process disability parking applications; dropping off at a service center location may add
processing time.
Additional documentation may be required.
A. Disabled person’s information (please print)
Last Name First Name Middle Gender
Residential Address City/Town Zip
Mailing Address City/Town Zip
Date of Birth Social Security Number (SSN) Height Telephone Number
Mass Driver’s License or I.D. Number (if applicable) Current Placard Number (Expired or Extension of Current Placard)
B. I am applying for the following
Placard No fee required for a placard. Disabled person is not required to have a vehicle registered in his/her name.
Plate Only issued to individuals who have a vehicle registered in his/her name. Registration fees apply.
Motorcycle Plate Only issued to individuals who have a vehicle registered in his/her name. Registration fees apply.
DV Plate Only issued to individuals who: a) are primary owner with ve hicle registered in their name; b) provide the DV
(Disabled Veteran) Plate Letter from the Veteran’s Administration listing service connected disabilities and total
combined rating; c) have qualifying conditions which meet Medical Affairs guidelines and total at least 60% of the
service connected disability.
C. Placard Rules and Acknowledgment
Rules:
It is illegal to allow someone to use your placard if you are not in the vehicle.
It is illegal for an individual to have more than one placard (temporary or permanent).
It is illegal to provide false information (persons can be prosecuted under Massachusetts Law).
It is illegal to possess or display a counterfeit placard (altered or photocopied).
It is illegal to forge a healthcare provider’s signature.
Acknowledgment:
I have read the rules listed above.
I understand misuse of disabled parking may result in high motor vehicle citation fines ($500, first offense), license suspensi on terms,
and the revocation of my disabled parking privileges.
I certify under the penalty of perjury that all the information provided in this application, including the representation of my medical
status/condition, is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE MEDICAL RECORDS – I hereby authorize the healthcare provider completing this form to discuss
and release any or all medical records pertaining to its content with or to representatives of the RMV.
For applicants for DV plates, I hereby authorize the Veteran’s Administration to release medical information concerning my se rvice
connected disability rating(s).
Signature of disabled person (REQUIRED) Date: (REQUIRED)
T20060-0117
Applicant’s Name/Patient’s Name: Last 4 of Social Security #
D. TO BE COMPLETED BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ONLY
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER MUST CHECK ONE: Complete this section regardless of the patient’s license status.
Failure to complete all sections will result in delayed processing and a request for more information about this patient.
In my professional opinion and to a reasonable degree of medical certainty:
The reported condition WILL NOT IMPAIR the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
The person applying for this permit is NOT medically qualified to operate a motor vehicle safely.
The medical condition as stated below is of such severity as to require a COMPETENCY ROAD TEST.
This application is completed for individuals who are severely restricted in mobility/ability to walk due to a
neurological, orthopedic, arthritic, or other medically debilitating qualifying condition. I acknowledge the
RMV grants disabled parking on the basis of necessity and not as a convenience. Disabled parking misuse
carries heavy fines and strict license suspension penalties.
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS: (REQUIRED)
DURATION OF PLACARD TO BE ISSUED (circle one): Temporary Permanent
If Temporary, please estimate number of months of disability:
PLEASE CHECK ALL THAT APPLY:
Unable to walk 200 feet without stopping to rest; list any necessary ambulatory aids:
Legally Blind* (Cert. of Blindness may substitute for professional certification). *automatic loss of license
Chronic Lung Disease to such an extent that the applicant’s forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second,
when measured by spirometry, is less than 1 liter. Please attach most recent FEV1Test results.
Use of portable oxygen
NOTE: Asthma alone is not a qualifying condition. Please describe degree and frequency of impairment
(pulmonary function test results are required)
Cardiovascular Disease
AHA Functional Classification (circle one): I II III IV* (*automatic loss of license)
Loss of Limb or permanent loss of use of a limb (please describe):
E. Healthcare Provider Signature and Certification Date- REQUIRED
Provider’s Last Name, First Name (please print) Provider’s Daytime Phone Number
Provider’s Address City State Zip
I am a Medical Doctor Chiropractor Registered Nurse Physician Assistant Osteopath
Optometrist (legal blindness only) Podiatrist
I certify under the penalty of perjury that the information I have provided is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Provider’s Signature (REQUIRED) Date (REQUIRED) Provider’s License Number (REQUIRED)