Trans 112.13(2)(i) (i) Need for medication or oxygen therapy.

Trans 112.13(2)(j) (j) Pulmonary function tests.

Trans 112.13(3) (3) 

Trans 112.13(3)(a) (a) Licensing standards. No license or endorsement may be issued to, renewed by, or held by a person who does not meet the medical review standards for conditions affecting respiratory function of this subsection.

Trans 112.13(3)(b) (b) Medical standards for school bus and passenger endorsements. A person who applies for, renews, or holds school bus or passenger endorsement shall meet all of the following respiratory function criteria:

Trans 112.13(3)(b)1. 1. Pulmonary disease is healed or inactive.

Trans 112.13(3)(b)2. 2. Values obtained from pulmonary function tests for forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in one second are not less than 65% of normal values.

Trans 112.13(3)(b)3. 3. There is no required oxygen use.

Trans 112.13(3)(b)4. 4. Medications improve breathing but do not interfere with safe driving.

Trans 112.13(3)(b)5. 5. There is no diagnosis of sleep apnea unless the physician or APNP indicates treatment has been successful and the condition will not impair ability to safely operate a commercial vehicle.

Trans 112.13(3)(c) (c) Medical standards for all classes of operators licenses. A person who applies for, renews, or holds any classification of operator’s license shall meet all of the following respiratory function criteria:

Trans 112.13(3)(c)1. 1. The person does not require medication or treatment that interferes with safe driving.

Trans 112.13(3)(c)2. 2. There is no dyspnea that interferes with safe driving, as assessed by a physician or APNP or determined through a driving evaluation.

Trans 112.13 History History: Cr. Register, April, 1991, No. 424, eff. 5-1-91; r. (3) (b) 3., 6., 7., renum. (3) (b) 4., 5. to be (3) (b) 3., 4. and am. 4., cr. (3) (b) 5., am. (3) (c) 1, Register, June, 1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96; CR 06-099: am. (3) (b) 5. and (c) 2., Register June 2007 No. 618, eff. 7-1-07.

Trans 112.14 Trans 112.14 Conditions affecting sensory function.

Trans 112.14(1) (1) With respect to conditions affecting sensory function, the review boards when making recommendations, and the department when taking licensing action, may consider conditions including, but not limited to, the following:

Trans 112.14(1)(a) (a) Cataracts.

Trans 112.14(1)(b) (b) Macular degeneration.

Trans 112.14(1)(c) (c) Retinitis pigmentosa.

Trans 112.14(1)(d) (d) Diabetic retinopathy.

Trans 112.14(1)(e) (e) Glaucoma.

Trans 112.14(1)(f) (f) Deafness.

Trans 112.14(2) (2) The department may require information on functional ability including, but not limited to, the following:

Trans 112.14(2)(a) (a) Visual acuity.

Trans 112.14(2)(b) (b) Field of vision.

Trans 112.14(2)(c) (c) Hearing.

Trans 112.14(3) (3) 

Trans 112.14(3)(a) (a) Licensing standards. No endorsement or license may be issued to, renewed by, or held by a person who does not meet the medical review standards for conditions affecting sensory functions of this subsection.

Trans 112.14(3)(b) (b) Corrective lenses. A person needing corrective lenses to meet the standards in this section shall be restricted to use of those lenses while driving. No person may use a bioptic telescopic or similar lens in order to meet the visual acuity standards of this subsection if the lens reduces the field of vision below the standards in this subsection.