Or. Admin. Code § 735-062-0340 - Qualifications to be Certified by DMV as a Rehabilitation Training Specialist

DMV will certify a person to be a rehabilitation training specialist for the express purpose of training limited vision condition applicants using a bioptic telescopic lens when the applicant meets the following qualifications:

(1) Has successfully completed the following three courses approved by TSO:

(a) Foundation of Traffic Safety Education;

(b) Fundamentals of Behind-the-Wheel Instruction; and

(c) Fundamentals of Classroom Traffic Safety Instruction;

(2) Has either:

(a) A current valid certification by DMV as a commercial driver training instructor; or

(b) Approval by TSO as an educational facility traffic safety education instructor;

(3) Is currently employed by or works as an independent contractor for either:

(a) A DMV certified drive school operator that offers or proposes to offer a driver training program for persons with a limited vision condition who use a bioptic telescopic lens; or

(b) An education facility that offers or proposes to offer a driver training program for persons with a limited vision condition who use a bioptic telescopic lens.

(4) Has a minimum of 1000 hours of experience conducting behind-the-wheel driver training; and

(5) Has enrolled in and successfully completed either:

(a) A DMV sponsored or approved course that addresses how to screen, train and assess the driving potential of persons with a limited vision condition who use a bioptic telescopic lens; or

(b) A DMV approved training program with a certified rehabilitation training specialist or an equivalent specialist in another state that includes at least 20 hours of observation and learning experiences in how to screen, train and assess the driving potential of persons with a limited vision condition who use a bioptic telescopic lens.

(6) If the person has been previously certified as a rehabilitation training specialist, but that certification is canceled, the person is not eligible for re-certification for three years after the effective date of the cancellation.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 735-062-0340

DMV 15-2004, f. 6-24-04, cert. ef. 7-1-04; DMV 38-2023, minor correction filed 11/21/2023, effective 11/21/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.616, 184.619 & Sec. 5 & Ch. 277. OL 2003

Statutes/Other Implemented: Ch. 277 & OL 2003