Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program (IDRP)

In Vermont, it is illegal to drive a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. 

If you are convicted of driving under the influence, you must complete the Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program (IDRP) to reinstate your unrestricted driver's license.
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Driver Rehabilitation Program (IDRP) is a program of the Vermont Department of Health. The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is responsible for driver's license suspensions, reinstatements, and related programs. 

For questions about license suspensions, contact the VT DMV.

What do you have to do to complete IDRP?

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Sign up for IDRP with an approved IDRP provider.

To find an approved IDRP provider or treatment clinician, you can:

You will need to contact the IDRP provider directly to sign up.

Substance use treatment with a Vermont clinician or counselor may also be required and VT Helplink can connect you with a provider as well.

We cannot register you for a program at the Department of Health.

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Your IDRP provider will let us know when all of your requirements have been completed.

Make sure to complete a Release of Confidential Information (ROI) form and send it to IDRP so we can share your completion status with the DMV.

Vermont Department of Health
Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program (IDRP)
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-8340

Do not email your ROI form to IDRP.

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Get your license reinstated.

After you complete all requirements and IDRP notifies the DMV that everything under Vermont law (§ 1209a) is completed, you can get your license reinstated with the DMV.

What if you have been notified of an impaired driving offense from 1980-2020?

DMV system updates in 2025 may have affected people with older Vermont impaired driving offenses (generally from the 1980s through the 2010s), resulting in out-of-state license suspensions. Vermont law does not differentiate recent and historic offenses. 

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If your license is suspended because of a Vermont impaired driving offense, you must complete the IDRP or an approved out-of-state equivalent to meet Vermont requirements regardless of when the offense occurred.

What other programs might require IDRP?

You may need to complete IDRP as a part the Ignition Interlock Device Restricted Driver's License and Total Abstinence for License Reinstatement programs. 

Contact the Vermont DMV or Ignition Interlock Program for questions about these programs:

The Department of Health does not oversee these programs. 

Forms for IDRP Providers & Treatment Clinicians

Translated Forms and Documents

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers in: العربیة (Arabic) Bosanski (Bosnian) မြန်မာစာ (Burmese) 繁體中文 (Chinese-Traditional) 简体字 (Chinese - Simplified) دری (Dari) English Français (French) Hindi Kirundi Lingala नेपाली (Nepali) پښتو (Pashto) Soomaali (Somali) Español (Spanish) Kiswahili (Swahili) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Release of Confidential Information Form in: العربیة (Arabic) Bosanski (Bosnian) မြန်မာစာ (Burmese) 繁體中文 (Chinese-Traditional) 简体字 (Chinese - Simplified) دری (Dari) English Français (French) Hindi Kirundi Lingala नेपाली (Nepali) پښتو (Pashto) Soomaali (Somali) Español (Spanish) Kiswahili (Swahili) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Treatment Requirements Form in: العربیة (Arabic) Bosanski (Bosnian) မြန်မာစာ (Burmese) 繁體中文 (Chinese-Traditional) 简体字 (Chinese - Simplified) دری (Dari) English Français (French) Hindi Kirundi Lingala नेपाली (Nepali) پښتو (Pashto) Soomaali (Somali) Español (Spanish) Kiswahili (Swahili) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Evaluation Form in: العربیة (Arabic) Bosanski (Bosnian) မြန်မာစာ (Burmese) 繁體中文 (Chinese-Traditional) 简体字 (Chinese - Simplified) دری (Dari) English Français (French) Hindi Kirundi Lingala नेपाली (Nepali) پښتو (Pashto) Soomaali (Somali) Español (Spanish) Kiswahili (Swahili) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Appeal Process in: العربیة (Arabic) Bosanski (Bosnian) မြန်မာစာ (Burmese) 繁體中文 (Chinese-Traditional) 简体字 (Chinese - Simplified) دری (Dari) English Français (French) Hindi Kirundi Lingala नेपाली (Nepali) پښتو (Pashto) Soomaali (Somali) Español (Spanish) Kiswahili (Swahili) Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)


 

Contact us

Impaired Driver Rehabilitation Program (IDRP)

Vermont Department of Health
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-8340

Phone: 802-651-1574
Fax: 1-866-272-7989
Email: AHS.VDHIDRP@vermont.gov

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