Form PS-18 at a glance
What it is: Form PS-18 is the Application for Disability Plates/Placard, for a Disability Placard, Disability Plate(s) or Permanent Re-Issue.
Who signs: Sign at Applicant's Signature and enter the Date. The Medical Provider (Physician, Physician's Assistant, Nurse Practitioner or Registered Nurse) enters the Date, Medical Lic #, Phone, Fax # and Address, and signs at Signature.
A filled-in Form PS-18 example: a first application for permanent plates
How to fill out Form PS-18, box by box
Disability Placard or Disability Plate(s) or Permanent Re-Issue
For Plates, please attach a copy of your current registration.
Applicant
Enter the Applicant Name, Mailing Address, DOB, Driver's License or ID # and Expiration Date, State of Issue, Phone and Contact Name.
Applicant's Signature
Sign at Applicant's Signature and enter the Date.
You may park in a disability parking space when the vehicle is occupied by the disabled person and the vehicle is properly displaying disability plates or a placard. Permanent disability applications are valid until your current driver's license or state ID card expires; if you want to continue your permanent disability parking credentials beyond that expiration, complete the top portion of an application, mark it as Permanent Re-Issue and visit a BMV branch office or mail/fax it to the BMV main office.
Condition is Permanent or Temporary
In the Medical Provider's Statement, mark Permanent, or mark Temporary and enter the number of months (6 months maximum).
Please check one of the following conditions
Cannot walk two hundred feet without stopping to rest.
Cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from another person or the use of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device.
Is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that the person's forced expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less than sixty m/hg on room air at rest.
Uses portable oxygen.
Has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to the standards set by the American Heart Association.
Is severely limited in their ability to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition.
Is recovering from childbirth
Is recovering from childbirth: TEMPORARY PLACARD ONLY. Cesarean delivery is valid for 1 week following receipt of application; for the birth of a preterm infant it is valid for the length of time specified, not to exceed 6 months.
Medical Provider
Medical Provider: Physician, Physician's Assistant, Nurse Practitioner or Registered Nurse; enter the Printed Name.
Common questions about Form PS-18
Where do I file it?
Completed forms may be processed at any BMV branch office or mailed/faxed to: Bureau of Motor Vehicles Disability Clerk, 29 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0029.
Where to get help with Form PS-18
TTY Users call Maine Relay 711. FAX: (207) 624-9204. Phone: (207) 624-9000 Ext. 52149.
Sources
[1] Form PS-18 (Rev 08-14), Application for Disability Plates/Placard, Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (the Official source link on this page).