1. A. Under Transportation Article, §16-119, Annotated Code of Maryland, any physician and any other person authorized to diagnose, detect, or treat the following disorders, may report to the Administration and to the subject of the report, in writing, the full name, date of birth, and address of each individual 15 years old or older who has a disorder that:

   1. (1) Is characterized by lapses of consciousness; or
   2. (2) Results in a corrected visual acuity that fails to comply with the vision requirements of Transportation Article, Title 16, Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. B. Lapses of Consciousness.

   1. (1) A lapse of consciousness is defined as failure to be oriented to time, place, person, situation. Examples of lapses of consciousness or unconsciousness are:

      1. (a) Automatism;
      2. (b) Confusion;
      3. (c) Stupor;
      4. (d) Delirium; and
      5. (e) Coma.

   2. (2) Among the conditions that can cause an individual to have a significant risk of lapses of consciousness are:

      1. (a) Epilepsy;
      2. (b) Narcolepsy;
      3. (c) Cardiovascular disease;
      4. (d) Cerebrovascular disease;
      5. (e) Alcoholism;
      6. (f) Drug addiction; and
      7. (g) Severe hypoglycemia.

   3. (3) Individuals who have a significant risk of lapses of consciousness due to any condition or disease may be reported pursuant to Transportation Article, §16-119, Annotated Code of Maryland. A judgment of significant risk shall be based on:

      1. (a) Knowledge of an individual's past history of lapses of consciousness and the present state of the individual's health;
      2. (b) How well the individual's disorder is controlled; or
      3. (c) How much the individual's condition has improved.
3. C. Individuals who have any disorder which prevents them from having a corrected minimum visual acuity of 20/40 in each eye and a field of vision of at least 140 degrees may be reported pursuant to Transportation Article, §16-119, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Authority: Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 16-106, 16-110, 16-118, 16-119, 16-206, and 16-208, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: February 4, 1976 (3:3 Md. R. 152)

Regulations .01, .02, .04, .06, and .08 amended effective September 22, 1978 (5:19 Md. R. 1446)

Chapter revised effective January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 114)

Regulations .01, .02, .04, and .05 amended effective June 21, 1982 (9:12 Md. R. 1224)

Regulation .01 amended, Regulation .02 repealed, and new Regulations .02 and .02-1 adopted as an emergency provision effective October 27, 1986 (13:24 Md. R. 2555); adopted permanently effective April 6, 1987 (14:7 Md. R. 832)

Regulation .01 amended effective January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 29)

Regulation .02 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .02A, B amended effective May 2, 2011 (38:9 Md. R. 553)

Regulation .02-1 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .02-1A amended effective November 10, 2003 (30:22 Md. R. 1583); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 750); May 2, 2011 (38:9 Md. R. 553)

Regulation .02-1B amended effective September 16, 1991 (18:18 Md. R. 2007); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 750)

Regulation .03 amended effective April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 750); March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 29); September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1525); April 7, 2008 (35:7 Md. R. 750); May 2, 2011 (38:9 Md. R. 553); March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .04E amended effective November 10, 2003 (30:22 Md. R. 1583)

Regulation .04F amended effective September 7, 1987 (14:18 Md. R. 1967)

Regulation .04I amended effective April 20, 2009 (36:8 Md. R. 596)

Regulation .05 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .05F amended effective May 2, 2011 (38:9 Md. R. 553)

Regulation .07 amended effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1525)

Regulation .08 amended effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1525)

Regulation .08A amended effective January 15, 1996 (23:1 Md. R. 29)

Regulation .09 adopted effective April 20, 2009 (36:8 Md. R. 596)

Regulation .09B amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Annotation: COMAR 11.17.03.04D(2) cited in Attorney General Opinion No. 83-020 (May 23, 1983)

Annotation: COMAR 11.17.03.02 cited in Attorney General Opinion No. 86-030 (May 6, 1986)