Section 112.12. Conditions affecting psychosocial, mental or emotional function.

 

(1)  With respect to conditions affecting psychosocial, mental or emotional function, the review boards when making recommendations, and the department when taking licensing action, may consider disorders including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Schizophrenia.

(b) Personality disorders.

(c) Bipolar disorder.

(d) Delusional disorders.

(e) Dementia and organic brain syndrome.

(f) Other mood disorders.

(2)  The department may require information on functional ability including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Impaired impulse control.

(b) Reality testing and orientation.

(c) Impaired affect or mood.

(d) Asocial, anti-social or dissocial behaviors.

(e) Impulse control.

(f) Suicidal risk.

(g) Cognitive impairment.

(h) Treatment program, including medications and compliance.

(3)  

(a) Licensing standards. No license or endorsement may be issued to, renewed by, or held by a person who does not meet the medical review standards for conditions affecting psychosocial, mental and emotional function of this subsection.

(b) Medical standards for school bus and passenger endorsements. A person who applies for, renews, or holds a school bus or passenger endorsement shall meet all of the following mental and emotional function criteria:

1. The person is oriented to time, date, person and place.

2. There is no behavior disorder that interferes with safe driving, as assessed by a physician or APNP.

3. There are, at the time of the application for or renewal or holding of the endorsement, no destructive behaviors or suicidal tendencies.

(c) Medical standards for all classes of operators licenses. A person who applies for, renews, or holds any classification of operator's license shall meet all of the following mental and emotional function criteria:

1. There is no dementia that is unresponsive to treatment.

2. There is no behavior disorder with threatening or assaultive behavior at the time of application.

3. Any delusional system does not interfere with safe driving, as assessed by a physician or APNP.

4. There is no impairment of judgment that interferes with safe driving as assessed by a physician or APNP.

5. There is no active psychosis that interferes with safe driving, as assessed by a physician or APNP.

History: Cr. Register, April, 1991, No. 424 , eff. 5-1-91; am. (1) (c), (e), r. (3) (b) 2. to 4., renum. (3) (b) 4., 6. to be (3) (b) 2., 3. and am. 2., (c) 5., 6. to be (c) 4., 5., r. (3) (c) 4., 7., Register, June, 1996, No. 486 , eff. 7-1-96; CR 04-117 : am. (3) (b) 3. Register April 2005 No. 592 , eff. 5-1-05; CR 06-099 : am. (3) (b) 2. and and (c) 3. to 5., Register June 2007 No. 618 , eff. 7-1-07.