Delaware
Delaware is a small state with a significant asterisk: it's one of only six states in the country with mandatory physician reporting for epilepsy. If your doctor diagnoses you with a condition that could impair driving, they are legally required to report it to the DMV. No other state has that requirement. Here's what that means for you.
Representation
Lisa Blunt Rochester, U.S. Senator (D-DE) | (202) 224-2441
Christopher Coons, U.S. Senator (D-DE) | (202) 224-5042
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Driving Laws
Delaware has no set seizure-free period — the Motor Vehicle Division reviews each case individually based on physician documentation submitted with the application. But there is a critical distinction from most states:
Delaware is one of six states with mandatory physician reporting. Under Del. Code Ann. tit. 21, § 2724, physicians are required to report patients with conditions that may impair driving — including epilepsy with recent seizures. Your doctor may be legally obligated to notify the DMV regardless of whether you want them to. Physicians who report in good faith are immune from civil or criminal liability.
• No set seizure-free period — reviewed individually by the Motor Vehicle Division
• MANDATORY physician reporting — one of only 6 states (CA, DE, NV, NJ, OR, PA)
• Annual physician certification required after license is issued
• DMV may place restrictions on licenses as appropriate for safe operation
• Appeals go to the Court of Common Pleas in your county of residence
School Laws
As of August 2026, Delaware has not enacted a Seizure Safe Schools law. Given Delaware's small size and the legislative momentum nationally — more than half of states have now passed some version — this is a genuinely achievable advocacy target. TAKE ACTION!
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Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
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 were never told it existed.
Check out the NAEC to find a Level 3 or4 Epilepsy Center near you.
Delaware does not have a nationally accredited epilepsy center listed in the NAEC directory. The closest major Level 4 centers are:
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, PA (approx. 30 min from Wilmington)
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, PA
• Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, MD
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