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Closer parking when walking is difficult (Temporary disability parking placard)

A temporary disability placard gives access to accessible parking when a clinician certifies a qualifying walking limitation.

What it is

A temporary disability placard gives access to accessible parking when a clinician certifies a qualifying walking limitation.

Treatment can make the walk from a parking lot difficult. A clinician must assess whether your child meets the required walking-limitation criteria. The placard is based on that limitation, not cancer or a central line by itself.

Eligibility rules
  • A clinician must certify a qualifying walking limitation. Cancer treatment or a central line alone is not a confirmed basis.
  • The test is being unable to walk 200 feet without resting, or needing a person or a device to walk, because of the illness. A doctor, physician assistant or nurse practitioner at the clinic can sign.
  • The signed form must be sent in within six months.
What you get
  • A no-fee temporary state placard for up to six months.
  • Access to designated accessible parking while the placard is valid.
What the help includes
  • A Secretary of State temporary placard can last at most six months. A municipal temporary permit can last at most 90 days.
If you decide to apply
  1. Ask your child’s clinician to review the walking criteria on form VSD62.33.
  2. If the criteria fit, complete the application with the clinician’s certification and send it to the state or local issuing office.

Illinois Secretary of State or your municipal issuing office · Official page ↗

What happens next
  • The issuing office confirms the permit and expiration date. The clinician can assess a new application if the limitation continues.
Good to know

A temporary placard expires. Continuing difficulty requires a new medically certified application after expiry.

Other details
  • Accessible parking access does not guarantee an available space at a particular hospital.
  • Your child must be transported when the placard is used. A temporary placard does not automatically exempt you from parking-meter fees.
Official sources
Ask your social worker

“Does our child’s walking difficulty meet the temporary parking criteria? Would a placard help, what limits apply, and could you help us complete the certification if it fits?”

Why I’m asking: I want to make the trip from the car to treatment manageable when walking is difficult.

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

Ask the clinician about VSD62.33, then file it with the state or local issuing office.

Your social worker

The hospital social worker helps locate the right office and gather supporting records.

The care team

Records and letters when the application asks for them.

Who decides
The agency or plan named in the first step
Ask your social worker
“Does my child’s walking limitation meet the temporary-permit criteria, and can you complete the certification?”

How to apply

First step: Ask the clinician about VSD62.33, then file it with the state or local issuing office.

  1. Ask the clinician about VSD62.33, then file it with the state or local issuing office.

Where it starts: Ask the clinician about VSD62.33, then file it with the state or local issuing office.

What to gather

  • The relevant plan or benefit notice
  • Documents showing the need and relevant income

How long: Ask the deciding office for its current processing time.

What a yes looks like

Written confirmation of the benefit, its scope and any cost.

What a no looks like, and the next move

Ask for the reason in writing and the review route.

Watch out

  • Temporary permit: no fee, up to six months through the Secretary of State. Ask the clinician to document a qualifying walking limitation on VSD62.33; cancer treatment or a central line alone is not a confirmed basis.
  • A Secretary of State temporary placard lasts at most six months; a municipal temporary permit lasts at most 90 days. After expiry, obtain a new medically certified application.

The numbers and the rules

The arcane layer, kept on purpose. Checked September 10, 2026.

What it is worth

Closer accessible parking when a clinician certifies the required walking limitation.

Covers: Closer accessible parking when a clinician certifies the required walking limitation.

What it costs the family: Ask the agency or plan to confirm any charge before committing.

The eligibility facts, as published

Review
The agency or plan must confirm the conditions described here.

The trap: The agency or plan checks the conditions; this guide does not decide the application.

Where I read this

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