Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 112 - Medical Standards For Driver Licensing And General Standards For School Bus Endorsements › Section Trans 112.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The words and phrases defined in ss.
				340.01
				and
				343.01,
				Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is
				specifically provided. In this chapter:
(1) "Advanced practice nurse prescriber" or
			 "APNP" means an advanced practice nurse who is certified under s.
			 441.16(2),
			 Stats., to issue prescription orders.
(1g) "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.
(1m) "Another jurisdiction" means any state
			 other than Wisconsin and includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of
			 Puerto Rico and any territory or possession of the United States, any federal
			 military installation located within the territorial boundaries of Wisconsin
			 and any province of the Dominion of Canada.
(2) "Assessment" means an examination of a
			 person's use of chemicals and development of a driver safety plan for the
			 person by an approved public treatment facility as defined by s.
			 51.45(2)
			 (c), Stats.
(3) "Chemical" means alcohol, a drug as
			 defined in s.
			 450.01(10),
			 Stats., or a controlled substance as defined in s.
			 961.01(4),
			 Stats.
(4) "Cognitive skill" means
			 the ability to think, perceive and remember.
(6) "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, except bioptic telescopic
			 lenses.
(7) "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.
(8) "Episode" means any
			 incident or segment of time involving altered consciousness or loss of bodily
			 control.
(9) "Field of vision"
			 means the entire horizontal, temporal plane a person has for each eye without
			 shifting the gaze.
(10) "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.
(11) "Licensing action" means any action by
			 the department involving the denial, cancellation, restriction, or issuance of
			 a license or endorsement under this chapter.
(12) "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.
(13) "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.
(14) "Mental or
			 emotional function" includes interaction and communication skills, adaptive
			 behavior or coping capacity, and orientation.
(15) "Physical disability" means any physical
			 limitation interfering with the ability to perform the normal tasks associated
			 with operating a motor vehicle.
(16) "Physician" means an individual
			 possessing the degree of doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy or an
			 equivalent degree as determined by the medical examining board, and holding a
			 license granted by the medical examining board.
Note: This definition of "Physician" is intended to be
				consistent with the statutory definition appearing at s.
				448.01(5),
				Stats.
(17) "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, or a medical examination report for
			 "S" or "P" endorsements.
(18)
			 "Review board" means a medical board established under s.
			 343.16(5)
			 (b), Stats.
(19) "Sensorimotor skills" means reflexes and
			 reaction time, coordination, depth perception, manipulation, range of motion
			 and general mobility.
(20) "Sensory
			 function" means vision, hearing, touch, smell and vibration sense.
(21) "Vehicle classification" or "vehicle
			 class" means the designation for a type of motor vehicle as defined in s.
			 343.04,
			 Stats.
(22) "Vision specialist"
			 means a person who practices optometry as defined by s.
			 449.01(1),
			 Stats., or a physician as defined by s.
			 448.01(5),
			 Stats.