Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IV - Licensing › Chapter 71 - SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS › Section 71.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
CRNP-Certified registered nurse
						practitioner
-A registered nurse licensed in this Commonwealth who is
						certified by the State Board of Nursing in a particular clinical specialty area
						and who, while functioning in the expanded role as a professional nurse,
						performs acts of medical diagnosis or prescription of medical therapeutic or
						corrective measures in collaboration with and under the direction of a
						physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth.
Chiropractor
-A practitioner of
						chiropractic as defined in
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1508.1(b) (relating to
						physical examinations).
Department
-The Department of
						Transportation of the Commonwealth.
Driver's examination
-An examination to
						establish the ability of a person to drive, maneuver and control a school bus
						with safety and knowledge of the laws and regulations relating to the operation
						of school buses.
HbA1C test
-A Hemoglobin A1C test
						monitors the long-term control of diabetes mellitus.
Health care provider
-A licensed
						physician, a CRNP, a physician assistant or a licensed psychologist, as
						described in
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1519
						(relating to determination of incompetency).
Hyperglycemia
-When the level of glucose
						(sugar) in the blood is too high based on current guidelines established by the
						American Diabetes Association.
Hypoglycemic reactions
-Different degrees
						of hypoglycemia which are classified as follows:
Mild
-Hypoglycemia that signals a blood
						glucose drop, which the individual can self-correct with oral
						carbohydrates.
Severe
-Hypoglycemia that requires
						outside intervention or assistance of others or that produces confusion, loss
						of attention or a loss of consciousness.
Physical examination
-An examination,
						including an eye examination, given to determine the physical and mental
						fitness of a person to drive a school bus safely.
Physician
-A licensed physician as
						defined in §
											83.2 (relating to
						definitions).
Physician assistant
-A person certified
						by the State Board of Medicine to assist a physician or group of physicians in
						the provision of medical care and services and under the supervision and
						direction of the physician or group of physicians.
Pupil Transportation Section
-The Pupil
						Transportation Section of the Bureau of Driver Licensing of the
						Department.
S endorsement
-An endorsement which is
						added to a commercial driver's license and which authorizes the driver to
						operate a school bus.
School bus driver
-A person who drives a
						school bus as defined in
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												102
						(relating to definitions) or Chapter 171 (relating to school buses and school
						vehicles) except an owner or employee of an official inspection station driving
						the vehicle for the purpose of inspection.
School transportation medical
						practitioner
-A licensed physician, physician assistant, certified
						registered nurse practitioner or chiropractor appointed or approved by a school
						board, or by the authorities responsible for operation of a private or
						parochial school. The same person may be appointed or approved as both school
						transportation medical practitioner and school medical practitioner.
Symptomatic hyperglycemia
-High glucose
						levels in the blood that have caused a loss of consciousness or an altered
						state of perception, including, but not limited to, decreased reaction time,
						impaired vision or hearing, or both, or confusion.
Type I Diabetes mellitus
-A chronic
						disease caused by the pancreas producing too little insulin to regulate blood
						sugar levels.
Type II Diabetes mellitus
-A chronic
						disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood caused by the body failing
						to respond correctly to natural insulin.
The provisions of this §
													71.2 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														1504(c),
						  1508,
						  1508.1,
						  1509 and
						  6103.