Michigan
Michigan is one of the states that suspends your license first and asks questions later. If you have a seizure and it gets reported - by you, by your doctor, or an emergency room - your license is suspended until you are seizure-free for six months.
Representation
Gary Peters, U.S. Senator (D-MI) | (202) 224-6221
Elissa Slotkin, U.S. Senator (D-MI) | (202) 224-4822
Go Here To Find Your Congressional Representative
Driving Laws
Michiganders who have a seizure will have their license suspended for six months. To reinstate it, you must show that you have been seizure-free during this period - OR provide documentation that the episode resulted from a medically directed medication change or experimentation with prescribed medication, in which case the Department may reduce or eliminate the waiting period based on a physician's recommendation.
Confirm current requirements with the Michigan Secretary of State's office and the Epilepsy Foundation's Michigan driving law page.
School Laws
Senate Bill 434, introduced June 24, 2025, by Senator John Cherry (D-27), alongside Senators Klinefelt, Moss, Bayer, and Chang, would require all school personnel to complete seizure recognition and first aid training every two years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health Policy.
At the same time, House Bills 4306 and 4307 address the related issue of physician reporting and driving — so Michigan is in the middle of a broader legislative conversation about how the state handles epilepsy across multiple systems.
For now, Michigan families do not have a state Seizure Safe Schools law to point at. What they do have: Section 504 and IDEA are federal, and they are stronger than any state statute. Put accommodation requests in writing. Ask which staff have completed seizure training.
Support
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan covers the entire state, with advocacy, support, case management, and legislative work including active lobbying for SB 434.
Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan: 1-800-377-6226
The Epilepsy Alliance Ohio network also serves parts of southern Michigan — check their site if you're near the state line.
Epilepsy Care
If your seizures aren't controlled after 12 months with a general neurologist — or after two medications have failed — national guidelines say you should be at a Level 3 or Level 4 center. Most people who meet that bar are never told it exists.
Check out the NAEC to find a Level 3 or4 Epilepsy Center near you.
University of Michigan Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Ann Arbor — Level 4 Adult. One of the flagship programs in the Midwest.
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit — Level 4 Pediatric.
Trinity Health Grand Rapids (formerly Spectrum Health) — Level 4, adult and pediatric, the only comprehensive program serving West Michigan at this level. Six board-certified epileptologists on staff, video EEG monitoring unit, full surgical evaluation including robotic-assisted and laser ablation options.
Additional Level 3 and Level 4 centers operate across Michigan, including in the Detroit metro area. Check the full directory before assuming you need to leave the state.
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