Iowa Code 321.186A – Vision report in lieu of vision test
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1. An applicant for a new or renewed driver‘s license need not take a vision test administered by the department if the applicant files with the department a vision report signed by a licensed vision specialist in accordance with this section.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 321.186A
- Days: means calendar days. See Iowa Code 322G.2
- Department: means the state department of transportation. See Iowa Code 321H.2
- Driver: means a person who operates a motor vehicle for the transportation of railroad workers in the motor vehicle on behalf of a railroad worker transportation company, whether the person is employed by the company for wages or drives for the company as an independent contractor. See Iowa Code 327F.39
- licensed vision specialist: means a physician licensed under chapter 148 or an optometrist licensed under chapter 154. See Iowa Code 321.186A
- Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. An applicant for such a new or renewed driver’s license who fails a vision test administered by the department may subsequently be issued the driver’s license without need of passing a department administered vision test, if the applicant files with the department a vision report from a licensed vision specialist in accordance with this section.
3. The vision report shall state the visual acuity level of the applicant as measured by the vision specialist and shall be in the form and include other information as required by rule of the department. A vision report is valid only if the visual acuity level of the applicant has been measured by the licensed vision specialist within thirty days before the application for the new or renewed driver’s license.
4. As used in this section, a “licensed vision specialist” means a physician licensed under chapter 148 or an optometrist licensed under chapter 154.