§ 83.2. Definitions.

 The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

   Act—75 Pa.C.S. §  101—9910 (relating to Vehicle Code).

   Aura—An epileptic episode, sometimes experienced before or in lieu of a seizure, which does not alter an individual’s ability to think clearly or interfere with an individual’s mechanical or sensory ability to operate a motor vehicle.

   CRNP—Certified registered nurse practitioner—A registered nurse licensed in this Commonwealth who is certified, by both the State Board of Nursing and the State Board of Medicine, in a particular clinical specialty area and who, while functioning in the expanded role as a professional nurse, performs acts of medical diagnosis or prescription of medical therapeutic or corrective measures in collaboration with and under the direction of a physician licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth.

   Daylight—Hours between sunrise and sunset.

   Department—The Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth.

   Licensed optometrist—A doctor of optometry licensed by the State Board of Optometry.

   Licensed physician—A doctor of medicine licensed by the State Board of Medicine or a doctor of osteopathy licensed by the State Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.

   Nocturnal—As used in relation to seizures, the term means occurring during sleep.

   Seizure—A paroxysmal disruption of cerebral function characterized by altered consciousness, altered motor activity or behavior identified by a licensed physician as inappropriate for the individual.

   Seizure disorder—Condition in which an individual has experienced a single seizure of electrically diagnosed epilepsy, or has experienced more than one seizure not including seizures resulting from an acute illness, intoxication, metabolic disorder, or trauma.

   Telescopic lens—A telescopic low vision device.

   The provisions of this §  83.2 amended under the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § §  1508, 1508.1, 1509, 1517, 1518 and 6103.

   The provisions of this §  83.2 adopted May 18, 1979, effective May 19, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 1631; amended April 11, 1986, effective April 12, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 1279; readopted April 19, 1991, effective April 12, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 1813; amended January 23, 1998, effective January 24, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 364; amended July 16, 2004, effective July 17, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 3718. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (240838) and (262039).

   This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §  71.2 (relating to definitions).