Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article IV - Licensing › Chapter 83 - PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CRITERIA, INCLUDING VISION STANDARDS RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF DRIVERS › Section 83.2 - 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:
Act
-75 Pa.C.S. § 101-9910 (relating
						to Vehicle Code).
Aura
-An epileptic episode, sometimes
						experienced before or in lieu of a seizure, which does not alter an
						individual's ability to think clearly or interfere with an individual's
						mechanical or sensory ability to operate a motor vehicle.
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) and
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												1518(g) (relating to reports
						on mental or physical disabilities or disorders).
Daylight
-Hours between sunrise and
						sunset.
Department
-The Department of
						Transportation of the Commonwealth.
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.
Hypoglycemia
-When the level of glucose
						(sugar) in the blood is too low based on current guidelines established by the
						American Diabetes Association.
Hypoglycemic reactions
-Different degrees
						of hypoglycemia which are classified as follows:
(i)
Mild.
Hypoglycemia that
					 signals a blood glucose drop, which the individual can self correct with oral
					 carbohydrates.
(ii)
Severe.
Hypoglycemia that requires outside intervention or
					 assistance of others or that produces confusion, loss of attention or a loss of
					 consciousness.
Licensed optometrist
-A doctor of
						optometry licensed by the State Board of Optometry.
Licensed physician
-A doctor of medicine
						licensed by the State Board of Medicine or a doctor of osteopathy licensed by
						the State Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.
Nocturnal
-As used in relation to
						seizures, the term means occurring during sleep.
Seizure
-A paroxysmal disruption of
						cerebral function characterized by altered consciousness, altered motor
						activity or behavior identified by a licensed physician as inappropriate for
						the individual.
Seizure disorder
-Condition in which an
						individual has experienced a single seizure of electrically diagnosed epilepsy,
						or has experienced more than one seizure not including seizures resulting from
						an acute illness, intoxication, metabolic disorder, or trauma.
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, and confusion.
Telescopic lens
-A telescopic low vision
						device.
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 §
													83.2 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														1508,
						  1508.1,
						  1509,
						  1517,
						  1518 and
						  6103.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
													71.2 (relating to
						  definitions).