Arizona Administrative Code › Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TITLE, REGISTRATION, AND DRIVER LICENSES › Article 5 - SAFETY › Section R17-4-501 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the definitions provided under A.R.S. §§
									28-101,
				  28-3001,
				  and
				  28-3005,
				  in this Article, unless otherwise specified:
"Adaptation" means a modification of or addition to the
				  standard operating controls or equipment of a motor vehicle.
"Applicant" means a person:
Applying for an Arizona driver license or driver license
				  renewal, or
Required by the Department to complete an examination
				  successfully or to obtain an evaluation.
"Application" means the Department form required to be
				  completed by or for an applicant for a driver license or driver license
				  renewal.
"Aura" means a sensation experienced before the onset of a
				  neurological disorder.
"Commercial driver license physical qualifications" means
				  driver medical qualification standards for a person licensed in class A, B, or
				  C to operate a commercial vehicle as prescribed under 49 CFR 391, incorporated
				  by reference under A.A.C.
				  R17-5-202
				  and
				  R17-5-204.
"Disqualifying medical condition" means a visual, physical,
				  or psychological condition, including substance abuse, that impairs functional
				  ability.
"Evaluation" means a medical assessment of an applicant or
				  licensee by a specialist to determine whether a disqualifying medical condition
				  exists.
"Examination" means testing or evaluating an applicant's or
				  licensee's:
Ability to read and understand official traffic control
				  devices,
Knowledge of safe driving practices and the traffic laws of
				  this state, and
Functional ability.
"Functional ability" means the ability to operate safely a
				  motor vehicle of the type permitted by an Arizona driver license class or
				  endorsement.
"Licensee" means a person issued a driver license by this
				  state.
"Licensing action" means an action by the Department
				  to:
Issue, deny, suspend, revoke, cancel, or restrict a driver
				  license or driving privileges; or
Require an examination or evaluation of an applicant or
				  licensee.
"Medical alert code" means a system of numerals or letters
				  indicating the licensee suffers from some type of adverse medical
				  condition.
"Medical screening questions and certification" means the
				  questions and certification on the application.
"Neurological disorder" means a malfunction or disease of
				  the nervous system.
"Seizure" means a neurological disorder characterized by a
				  sudden alteration in consciousness, sensation, motor control, or behavior, due
				  to an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain.
"Specialist" means:
A physician who is a surgeon or a psychiatrist,
A physician whose practice is limited to a particular
				  anatomical or physiological area or function of the human body or to patients
				  with a specific age range, or
A psychologist.
"Substance abuse" means:
Use of alcohol in a manner that makes the user an alcoholic
				  as defined in A.R.S. §
									36-2021,
				  or
Use of a controlled substance in a manner that makes the user
				  a drug dependent person as defined in A.R.S. §
									36-2501.
"Substance abuse evaluation" means an assessment by a
				  physician, specialist, or certified substance abuse counselor to determine
				  whether the use of alcohol or a drug impairs functional ability.
"Successful completion of an examination" means an applicant
				  or licensee:
Establishes the visual, physical, and psychological ability
				  to operate a motor vehicle safely, or
Achieves a score of at least 80% on any required
				  tests.