It will be implemented early next year, according to DLT deputy director-general Kamol Buranapong.

The department was in the process of consulting with the Medical Council and drafting new health criteria for licences.

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They will include five new issues barring an applicant&rsquo;s eligibility: epileptic seizures, high blood pressure, brain diseases, myocardial infarction and severe diabetes. 
&ldquo;It will take about 2-3 months to pass the regulation, hence it should be in effect around February,&rdquo; Kamol said. 
There are already five diseases that prohibit a person from obtaining a driver&rsquo;s licence: elephantiasis, TB, leprosy, alcoholism and drug addiction.

Driver’s licence health rules to become stricter

The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is preparing a ministerial regulation to prohibit those with five health issues from obtaining a driver’s licence.