KRS 186.579: Restricted operator's license requiring daytime driving, use of bioptic

telescopic device, and vehicle with left and right outside mirrors -- Removal of

restrictions -- Annual submission of comprehensive visual examination --

Suspension of license.

(1) The Transportation Cabinet shall issue, to an applicant who successfully passes the

operator's license examination outlined in KRS 186.578(4), an operator's license

with the following restrictions:

(a) Required use of a bioptic telescopic device;

(b) Restricted to daytime driving upon the recommendation of a vision specialist

or upon failure of a nighttime examination administered under KRS 186.578;

and

(c) Restricted to vehicles with left and right outside mirrors.

(2) A restriction to daytime driving in accordance with subsection (1) of this section

shall be removed if the applicant or licensed driver:

(a) Obtains a recommendation from a vision specialist;

(b) Successfully completes an evaluation by the Office of Vocational

Rehabilitation's bioptic driving program and training specifically designed for

night driving from a certified driver training program; and

(c) Passes a comprehensive night driving examination.

(3) (a) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection, an opera tor's

license issued under KRS 186.578 and 186.579 shall be valid for four (4)

years or (8) years at the discretion of the applicant as outlined in KRS

186.4101.

(b) The holder of a license issued in accordance with this section and KRS

186.578 shall submi t the results of a comprehensive visual examination to

Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation each year before the last day of

the birth month of the license holder. An operator's license shall be subject to

suspension if the license holder does not submit results of the comprehensive

visual examination required under this paragraph.

(c) If the vision specialist completing the examination required under paragraph

(b) of this subsection certifies that the conditions causing the visual

impairment are st able, then the license shall remain valid. If the conditions

causing the visual impairment are unstable or deteriorating, the license holder

may be required to undergo additional testing as required by the department

and may have his or her operator's lice nse suspended if he or she cannot

successfully pass the tests.