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Kansas DMV proposes objective vision testing, reduces Medical Advisory Board workload
Summary
The Kansas Department of Revenue told JCAR it will remove redundant vision regulation language, make ophthalmologist forms more objective and flexible, and limit automatic Medical Advisory Board (MAB) review to reduce delays and liability concerns for eye-care providers.
The Kansas Department of Revenue proposed changes to driver‑vision regulations intended to reduce processing delays and limit onerous liability language for ophthalmologists, while keeping safety‑focused review options under the Medical Advisory Board (MAB).
Charles Bradley, an attorney with the Kansas Department of Revenue, told the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations that the department wants to revoke KAR 92‑52‑1 because it merely duplicates statutory language and to amend KAR 92‑52‑12 to give KDOR “greater flexibility” and to remove wording on vision forms that asked ophthalmologists to certify whether an applicant was “safe to drive.” Bradley said clinicians told KDOR they “don’t feel comfortable signing off on that because they … don’t know if they’re…
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