ID H0041

Clarifies visual acuity standards for driver's license competency by establishing 20/40 in at least one eye as the minimum requirement with or without corrective lenses under the Snellen system or equivalent testing methods.

Allows the department to license individuals below the 20/40 standard upon recommendation of an ophthalmologist or qualified physician and passage of a skills test.

Permits the department to suspend licenses for individuals with 20/70 or worse vision in both eyes with or without corrective lenses.

Establishes that persons receiving any tax, welfare, or blindness benefits are presumed incompetent to drive, but this presumption can be overcome if vision is correctable to 20/40 or better in one eye as documented by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist.

Requires state agencies and departments receiving applications for blind benefits to forward applicant information (name, address, sex, date of birth, application date) to the department.