Alabama Administrative Code › Title 760 - ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY › Chapter 760-X-20 - MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR DRIVER LICENSING › Section 760-X-20-.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The words and phrases defined herein have the same meaning in
				this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided. In this
				chapter:
(a) "Altered consciousness"
			 means a state of awareness characterized by loss or distortion of the
			 impressions made by the senses or inability to respond to the impressions made
			 by the senses.
(b) "Assessment"
			 means an examination of a person's use of chemicals and development of a driver
			 safety rehabilitation plan for the person by an approved public treatment
			 facility.
(c) "Chemical" means
			 alcohol, a drug as defined in §20 2 22(12), or a controlled substance as
			 defined in §20 2 22 through 31,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
.
(d) "Cognitive
			 skill" means the ability to think, perceive and remember.
(e) "Co existing" or "co morbid" means that
			 more than one condition is present at the same time.
(f) "Corrective lens" means an ophthalmic
			 lens, whether an eyeglass or a contact lens, that corrects the refraction error
			 or other optically correctable deficiency of the eye.
(g) "Driving evaluation" is a test conducted
			 to determine if a person adequately compensates for the person's medical,
			 mental or physical condition or functional impairment.
(h) "Episode" means any incident or segment
			 of time involving altered consciousness or loss of bodily control.
(i) "Field of vision" means the entire
			 horizontal, temporal plane a person has for each eye without shifting the
			 gaze.
(j) "Functional ability"
			 means the degree of cognitive, mental or emotional, sensorimotor and sensory
			 capability in performing activities of daily living, including safely
			 performing the tasks of driving.
(k) "Licensing action" means any action by
			 the department involving the denial, cancellation, restriction, or issuance of
			 a license endorsement under this chapter.
(l) "Loss of bodily control" means
			 involuntary movements of the body characterized by muscle spasms or muscle
			 rigidity, or loss of muscle tone or muscle movement.
(m) "Medical condition" means any physical,
			 mental or emotional condition which affects a person's health for which a
			 person is receiving medical treatment, or for which medical treatment is
			 usually prescribed.
(n) "Mental or
			 emotional function" includes interaction and communication skills, adaptive
			 behavior or coping capacity, or orientation.
(o) "Normal consciousness" means the
			 condition of a person when awake and fully responsive to stimuli.
(p) "Operator's license" means all driver
			 license issued by the Department of Public Safety for the operation of
			 noncommercial vehicles, but including vessels.
(q) "Physical disability" means any physical
			 limitation interfering with the ability to perform the normal tasks associated
			 with operating a motor vehicle.
(r)
			 "Proof of physical fitness" means a certificate of physical examination
			 executed by a person authorized to execute certificates of physical examination
			 under
			 49 CFR
			 391.43 which provides that the person being
			 examined meets the physical qualifications for drivers of
			 49 CFR
			 391.41.
(s) "Reasonable and ordinary control" means a
			 person has the functional ability to perform the normal tasks required in the
			 safe operation of a motor vehicle or vessel including, but not limited to;
			 placing the vehicle or vessel into motion, executing right and left turns,
			 maintaining position on the roadway/waterway, stopping the vehicle or vessel,
			 exercising proper lookout for other traffic and pedestrians/swimmers, and
			 observing traffic laws, signs and signals.
(t) "Review board" means a medical board
			 established under §32 6 41,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
.
(u)
			 "Sensorimotor skills" means reflexes and reaction time, coordination, depth
			 perception, manipulation, range of motion and general mobility.
(v) "Sensory function" means vision, hearing,
			 touch, smell and vibration sense.
(w) "Vision specialist" means a person who
			 practices optometry as defined by §34 22 1, or a physician as defined by
			 §34 24 50,
Code of Ala. 1975
.
Author:
Lieutenant F. A. Bingham
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§32 2 9, 32 6 13, as amended.