Trans 112.045Trans 112.045All medical conditions. No person may be issued, renew, or hold any classification of operators license or endorsement if a medical report shows any of the following:
Trans 112.045(1)(1)Effects or side effects of medication interfere with safe driving, unless the physician or APNP indicates the situation is temporary and not likely to recur.
Trans 112.045(2)(2)Complications of a condition interfere with safe driving as assessed by a physician or APNP or as determined by a driving evaluation.
Trans 112.045(3)(3)The person is not reliable in following a prescribed treatment program to the extent that noncompliance could affect the person’s ability to drive safely.
Trans 112.045(4)(4)There is medical evidence that the person uses alcohol or other drugs to an extent that it has an adverse effect on a medical condition or interferes with treatment for the condition.
Trans 112.045(5)(5)There is medical evidence of a condition that is likely to be accompanied by a syncope or collapse or which otherwise may interfere with safe driving.
Trans 112.045 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, June, 1996, No. 487, eff. 7-1-96; CR 06-099; am. (1) and (2), Register June 2007 No. 618, eff. 7-1-07.
Trans 112.05Trans 112.05Alcohol or other drug use.
Trans 112.05(1)(1)With respect to a person’s chemical use, the review boards when making recommendations, and the department when taking licensing action, may consider all information available on the degree of the person’s chemical use.
Trans 112.05(2)(2)The department may require information on a person’s functional ability including, but not limited to, the following:
Trans 112.05(2)(a)(a) Medical assessment of the person, driver safety plan, driver safety plan final reports concerning the person, or any combination of these information categories, including the following:
Trans 112.05(2)(a)1.1. Hospitalization of the person for chemical abuse or dependency.
Trans 112.05(2)(a)2.2. Outpatient treatment of the person for chemical abuse or dependency.
Trans 112.05(2)(a)3.3. Participation by the person in self-help groups for chemical abuse or dependency.
Trans 112.05(2)(a)4.4. Use of control agents, such as antabuse or methadone by the person.
Trans 112.05(2)(a)5.5. Physician or APNP treatment of the person for chemical abuse or dependency.
Trans 112.05(2)(b)(b) The person’s driving record, including reports of any of the following:
Trans 112.05(2)(b)1.1. Accidents involving chemical use.
Trans 112.05(2)(b)2.2. Traffic convictions involving chemical use.
Trans 112.05(2)(c)(c) Review board recommendations, if any.
Trans 112.05(2)(d)(d) Information from other sources about the person’s physical and mental health, as affected by chemical use, and any medical problems that may interfere with the person’s reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle.
Trans 112.05(3)(3)
Trans 112.05(3)(a)(a) A conviction for operating while intoxicated in this section means being convicted of a violation of s. 346.63 (1) or (2), Stats., or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or convictions under the law of another jurisdiction that is in substantial conformity with 49 CFR 383.51 (b) (2) (i) or (ii), or both, or that prohibits refusal of chemical testing or use of a motor vehicle while intoxicated or while under the influence of a controlled substance, or a combination thereof, or with an excess of a specified range of alcohol concentration, or under the influence of any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely driving as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction, refusals under s. 343.305 (9), Stats., or revocations under s. 343.305 (10), Stats.
Trans 112.05(3)(b)(b) No person may be issued, renew, or hold a school bus or passenger endorsement if a medical report, assessment or driving record for the person shows:
Trans 112.05(3)(b)1.1. Any operating while intoxicated convictions within the past 2 years.
Trans 112.05(3)(b)2.2. Two operating while intoxicated convictions within the past 3 years.
Trans 112.05(3)(b)3.3. Three or more operating while intoxicated convictions within the past 5 years.
Trans 112.05(3)(b)4.4. The person has evidenced any chemical abuse or dependency within the past year.
Trans 112.05(3)(b)5.5. The person has evidenced any chemical abuse or dependency within the past 2 years, that is not controlled by treatment.