Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
As required by OAR
735-074-0090, a physician or
health care provider must submit a report, as described in OAR
735-074-0120, to DMV when
providing health care services to a person, 14 years of age or older, and who
has one or more of the following cognitive or functional impairments which is
severe and uncontrollable:
(1)
Functional impairments include sensory impairments affecting
peripheral sensation of extremities, including but not limited to: tingling and
numbness and loss of position sense in extremities affecting the ability to
feel, grasp, manipulate or release objects or use foot controls
effectively.
(2) Functional
impairments include motor impairments affecting the following
areas:
(a)
Strength, including
but not limited to:
(A) The inability to
consistently maintain a firm grip on objects;
(B) The inability to apply consistent
pressure to objects with legs and feet;
(C) Weakness or paralysis of muscles
affecting the ability to maintain sitting balance; or
(D) Weakness or paralysis in extremities
affecting the ability to feel, grasp, manipulate or release objects or use foot
controls effectively.
(b)
Flexibility, including but
not limited to: rigidity or limited range of mobility in neck, torso, arms,
legs or joints.
(c)
Motor
planning and coordination, including but not limited to:
(A) Difficulty and slowness in initiating
movement;
(B) Vertigo, dizziness,
loss of balance or other motor planning conditions;
(C) Involuntary muscle movements;
or
(D) Loss of muscle
control.
(3)
Cognitive impairments affecting the following areas:
(a)
Attention, including but not
limited to:
(A) Decreased
awareness;
(B) Reduction in the
ability to efficiently switch attention between multiple objects; or
(C) Reduced processing speed.
(b)
Judgment and problem
solving, including but not limited to:
(A) Reduced processing speed;
(B) An inability to understand a cause and
effect relationship; or
(C) A
deficit in decision making ability.
(c)
Reaction time, including but
not limited to a delayed reaction time.
(d)
Planning and sequencing,
including but not limited to:
(A) A deficit
in the ability to anticipate or react to changes in the environment;
or
(B) Problems with sequencing
activities.
(e)
Impulsivity, including but not limited to:
(A) Lack of emotional control; or
(B) Lack of decision making skills.
(f)
Visuospatial,
including but not limited to problems determining spatial
relationships.
(g)
Memory, including but not limited to:
(A) Problems with confusion or memory loss;
or
(B) A decreased working memory
capacity.
(h)
Loss
of consciousness or control.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
184.616,
184.619,
802.010 &
807.710
Stat. Implemented: ORS
807.710
