186.578 Visual acuity requirements for certified driver training program -- Testing of knowledge of motor vehicle laws -- Out-of-state drivers establishing residence license examination after three failings -- Consequence of failure to pass examination. in Kentucky -- Restriction on taking of operator's (1) Applicants accepted to participate in a certified driver training program shall meet the following minimum vision requirements: (a) A distance visual acuity of 20/200 or better, with corrective lenses, in the applicant's better eye; (b) A visual field of at least one hundred twenty (120) degrees horizontally and eighty (80) degrees vertically in the same eye as used in paragraph (a) of this subsection; (c) A distance visual acuity of 20/60 or better using a bioptic telescopic device; and (d) No ocular diagnosis or prognosis that indicates a likelihood that significant deterioration of visual acuity or visual field to levels below the minimum standards outlined in this subsection will occur. (2) Upon acceptance into a certified driver training program, an applicant shall be given an examination to test his or her knowledge of the motor vehicle laws of the Commonwealth. This examination may be taken orally. Upon successful completion of this examination, the applicant shall be issued a temporary instruction permit, that shall be valid only when the applicant is accompanied by an employee of a certified driver training program. Temporary instruction permits issued under this section shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue. (3) An applicant who successfully completes a certified driver training program shall be reexamined by a vision specialist upon completion of the program. The examination shall certify that the applicant continues to meet the visual acuity and visual field standards set forth in subsection (1) of this section. (4) An applicant who successfully completes a certified driving training program and passes the visual reexamination required by subsection (3) of this section shall be eligible to take a comprehensive operator's license examination administered by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The operator's license examination shall include testing of the applicant's driving skills over a route specifically designed to test the applicant's competency using a bioptic telescopic device. (5) An applicant who is a restricted out-of-state driver establishing residence in Kentucky shall be required to take and pass a temporary instruction permit examination before being eligible to take the operator's license examination. An applicant who is a restricted out-of-state driver establishing residence in Kentucky shall not be required to complete a certified driver training program but shall be required to take and pass the visual examination outlined in subsection (3) of this section before taking the operator's license examination. (6) If an applicant or restricted out-of-state driver fails the operator's license examination three (3) times, he or she shall not be eligible to retake the examination until successfully completing additional training from a certified driver training program and obtaining an affidavit from the program director or bioptic driving instructor recommending that the applicant or restricted out-of-state driver be allowed to retake the examination. (7) The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to set standards for a certified driver training program and to otherwise carry out the provisions of this section. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 53, effective June 27, 2019. -- Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 199, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 117, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 396, sec. 3, effective January 1, 2001.