Connecticut program
Temporary disabled parking placard
A temporary parking placard for a child whose physical limitations meet Connecticut’s disability test.
What it is
A temporary parking placard for a child whose physical limitations meet Connecticut’s disability test.
Treatment can make the walk from a parking area difficult. A clinician decides whether the functional limitation meets the placard criteria. A diagnosis or amount of care at home does not settle that question.
Eligibility rules
- A guardian can apply for a child, with no income test.
- A clinician certifies a listed functional limitation, such as inability to walk 200 feet without stopping, needing a walking aid or another person, or qualifying severe heart or lung disease. Cancer, infection risk and home-care intensity alone do not establish the test.
- The May 2024 form also lists portable oxygen, severe specified walking limitations, pulmonary FEV1 below one liter or arterial oxygen below 60 mm Hg at rest on room air, and heart functional class III or IV. The clinician applies the exact criteria.
What you get
- Disabled parking access for up to six months, for a $5 fee.
What the help covers
- The clinician can certify a shorter period than the six-month maximum. The placard addresses parking access rather than transport costs.
If you decide to apply
- Ask your child's doctor, nurse practitioner or PA whether the walking limitation qualifies, and to fill in the DMV certification at a clinic visit.
- Have the clinician complete the certification and submit the form to DMV with the $5 fee if you decide to request the placard.
Department of Motor Vehicles · Official page ↗
After you apply
- DMV accepts B-225T through its current online, mail or appointment routes. The child’s identity, guardian details and clinician certification are needed. A continuing limitation needs a new application and certification because the temporary placard is not renewable. DMV confirms processing time.
Good to know
The temporary placard cannot be renewed. Its useful timing depends on when the certified limitation affects your child.
Other details
- A physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant can sign the medical certification.
- A Social Security number is optional on B-225T. A minor need not own a vehicle; a plate field marked for DMV use is not a child vehicle-ownership requirement.
“Would our child’s walking or other physical limitations qualify for a temporary placard? Would its timing help, and could you help with the form if it fits?”
Why I’m asking: I want parking access to reflect what our child can physically manage during treatment.
More background and detailed requirements
Additional program information and published rules
Who does what
The three parts, side by side. The agency decides; nobody on this page does.
You
Discuss the benefit and tradeoffs with the social worker. Ask your child’s doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant whether the limitation qualifies for form B-225T. Have the clinician complete the certification and submit the form to DMV with the $5 fee if you decide to request the placard.
Your social worker
A clinician signs the certification.
The care team
A physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant certifies the limitation.
- Who decides
- The Department of Motor Vehicles.
- Ask the care team
- “Would our child’s walking or other physical limitations qualify for a temporary placard? Would its timing help, and could you help with the form if it fits?”
How to apply
First step: Your social worker can help you discuss this route and prepare the request if it fits. Ask your child’s doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant whether the limitation qualifies for form B-225T.
- Ask your child’s doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant whether the limitation qualifies for form B-225T.
- Have the clinician complete the certification and submit the form to DMV with the $5 fee if you decide to request the placard.
Official application / program page ↗
Where it starts: A guardian can use DMV’s current online, mail or appointment route for B-225T, with medical certification and the $5 fee. A continuing limitation needs a new application.
What to gather
- Form B-225T
- $5
- Child identity and guardian information; a child need not own a vehicle, and Social Security number is optional.
How long: The approved temporary duration is up to six months. DMV confirms application processing time.
What a yes looks like
A placard in the post, valid for up to six months.
What a no looks like, and the next move
Ask the clinician which functional limitation they can certify.
Watch out
- A temporary placard is not renewable; a continuing limitation requires a new application and certification.
- The test is what your child can physically do, not the diagnosis.
- A nurse practitioner or physician assistant can sign, so it can be done at a clinic visit.
The numbers and the rules
The arcane layer, kept on purpose. Checked September 11, 2026.
What it is worth
A $5 placard for up to six months, signed by a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant.
- $5 — Application fee
- $6 — Maximum certified duration
Covers: Disabled parking while the placard is valid
What it costs the family: $5.
The eligibility facts, as published
- Age
- any; a guardian applies for a child
- Income
- no income test
- Insurance status condition
- none
- Residency
- Connecticut
- Processing standard
- DMV confirms current submission and processing arrangements; no fixed processing time is promised.
Decisions this site cannot make: A clinician certifies the functional limitation
Expect friction on: A cancer diagnosis alone is not the test
The trap: The temporary placard cannot be renewed. Its useful timing depends on when the certified limitation affects your child.
Where I read this
- Connecticut DMV — parking placard for a disabled individual — Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, read September 10, 2026