While AAMVA supports the voluntary sharing of important medical information with law enforcement and other first responders, AAMVA opposes the use of visible indicators on a credential that disclose sensitive medical conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, as visible indicators could be misused to discriminate against or otherwise harm the credential holder.
AAMVA instead supports the direct transmission of that information through alternative means (for example, the blue envelope program) or by indicators accessible only through controlled digital systems (for example, customer or vehicle record flags available to law enforcement systems or through mDL using selective disclosure).
Any of these methods should be voluntary and revocable by the customer, and should maximize the privacy and data sharing controls of the credential holder.
[Adopted 2025]
AAMVA instead supports the direct transmission of that information through alternative means (for example, the blue envelope program) or by indicators accessible only through controlled digital systems (for example, customer or vehicle record flags available to law enforcement systems or through mDL using selective disclosure).
Any of these methods should be voluntary and revocable by the customer, and should maximize the privacy and data sharing controls of the credential holder.
[Adopted 2025]