Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:1 - Bureau of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 4501:1-1 - Driver Licenses › Section 4501:1-1-34 - Certified driving training and evaluation programs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No program shall be certified as a
			 certified driving training and evaluation program as defined in paragraph
			 (A)(2) of rule
			 4501:1-1-33
			 of the Administrative Code until the registrar of motor vehicles and the
			 director of public safety, after consultation with the driver training and
			 evaluation advisory committee, determine that the program meets all the
			 requirements of this rule and issue a certificate signed by the registrar and
			 director to that effect. The certificate shall be valid for a period of two
			 years as specified by the registrar and director. The certificate may be
			 canceled at any time if the registrar and director find that the program no
			 longer meets all the requirements of this rule or for any reason found by the
			 registrar and director to constitute good cause for cancellation. The registrar
			 and director shall send written notice of the cancellation to the program and
			 shall give a specific reason for the cancellation. The driver training and
			 evaluation advisory committee shall consist of four or more persons, who
			  serve at the pleasure of the director
			 and registrar, each of its members shall have past or present experience in a
			 certified driving training and evaluation program and
			  have expertise in one of the
			 following areas: initial vision evaluation, bioptic device fitting and
			 evaluation, mobility training with a bioptic device, and driver's training with
			 a bioptic device. Each area of expertise shall be represented by its own
			 expert. The committee 
								chooses its own chairman or chairwoman and shall
			 meet at least once each calendar year or at the call of the chairman or
			 chairwoman or registrar or director. The members of the committee shall serve
			 without compensation and shall bear their own expenses. The committee shall
			 evaluate new programs as well as consider the recertification of existing
			 programs in accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule.
(B) Any program seeking to apply for
			 certification as a certified driving training and evaluation program shall
			 submit a comprehensive written plan which specifies and
			 demonstrates
								, to the satisfaction of the registrar and director, the
			 program's ability to administer a comprehensive evaluation, assessment, and
			 training program in accordance with the requirements of this rule. The
			 registrar and director may specify any other information which may be required
			 to obtain certification. Each driver training and evaluation program shall
			 consist of at least four sections: initial vision evaluation, bioptic device
			 fitting and evaluation, mobility training with a bioptic device, and driver's
			 training with a bioptic device. Standards for each of these sections shall be
			 set by the registrar and director after consultation with the driver training
			 and evaluation advisory committee and shall include requirements for facility
			 and test equipment, qualification of staff, and testing procedures. Standards
			 for each driver training and evaluation program, as a whole, shall be set by
			 the registrar and director after consultation with the driver training and
			 advisory committee and shall include requirements for maximum distance between
			 each of the program sections and sites where services are provided as well as
			 the method of communication between each program section.
(C) A certified driving training and
			 evaluation program shall be capable of providing or coordinating testing and
			 evaluation in the following areas: vision and vision correction, hearing, and
			 orientation and mobility; and shall be capable of providing or coordinating all
			 phases of driver evaluation and training, all in accordance with standards
			 prescribed by the registrar and the director.
(D) The certified driving training and
			 evaluation program shall make a determination of whether or not a person
			 referred to it is an appropriate candidate for examination for a driver's
			 license in accordance with rule
			 4501:1-1-33
			 of the Administrative Code. At any time a certified driving training and
			 evaluation program determines that a person is not an appropriate candidate for
			 examination, or that a person cannot successfully complete the program
			 requirements, the program shall so notify the person in writing. If a person
			 successfully completes all requirements and the certified driving training and
			 evaluation program determines that the person is qualified, the program shall
			 issue a certificate of successful completion and recommendation for a
			 comprehensive driver examination in accordance with paragraph (E) of rule
			 4501:1-1-33
			 of the Administrative Code.