Wisconsin
Wisconsin has one of the shorter seizure-free periods in the country - 90 days - and it doesn't require your doctor to report you. That's the relatively good news. The less good news: Wisconsin still has no Seizure Safe Schools law, which puts it behind most of its Midwest neighbors. Here's the whole picture.
Representation
Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator (D-WI) | (202) 224-5653
Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator (R-WI) | (202) 224-5323
Go Here To Find Your Congressional Representative
Driving Laws
Under WIS. ADMIN. CODE TRANS. § 112.10(3)(c), a driver who has had a seizure cannot operate a motor vehicle until they are a minimum of 90 days past the date of the episode. The Wisconsin DMV states this explicitly: a seizure means no driving until at least 90 days have passed. To be licensed, you must also adequately compensate for any paralysis or sensory deficit when driving, fatigue or weakness must not impair driving as assessed by a physician, and there must be no decline in cognition that interferes with safe driving.
Unlike many states, Wisconsin's driving law is framed around loss of consciousness or bodily control generally — not just epilepsy specifically. That framing dates to a 1987 revision of the regulations.
There is no law in Wisconsin requiring physicians to report patients diagnosed with epilepsy. However, a physician who believes a patient's physical condition affects their ability to safely operate a vehicle may choose to report that information to the DMV.
Confirm current requirements with the Wisconsin DMV and the Epilepsy Foundation's Wisconsin driving law page.
School Laws
Wisconsin has had Seizure Safe Schools bills introduced, but as of August 2026, the Epilepsy Foundation lists no enacted state law.
What Wisconsin families have: Section 504 and IDEA are federal, and they're stronger than any state statute. Put accommodation requests in writing. Ask which staff have seizure training, get names and dates, and ask for a written Seizure Action Plan. A district without one can be required to create one under federal law, regardless of what the state has done.
Support
Epilepsy Foundation of Wisconsin provides statewide coverage with support groups, educational programs, and advocacy. Milwaukee and Madison are both served.
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago supports residents of southeastern Wisconsin; Chicago's affiliate is geographically and functionally accessible. Their group schedule is one of the most extensive in the country.
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.
Confirmed NAEC Level 4 centers include the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Epilepsy Program in Madison — one of the major academic programs in the region.
Additional Level 3 and Level 4 centers operate in the Milwaukee area. Verify current accreditation in the NAEC directory.
Worth knowing if you're in eastern Wisconsin: Milwaukee is closer to the Chicago-area Level 4 centers (Northwestern Memorial, Rush University Medical Center) than to Madison, and they explicitly serve regional patients.
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