RSM 2, Attachment 1600-2: Non-Adapted Driving Services Procedures

Updated: 07/19

STEPS:

1. Determine Appropriate Type of Driving Assessment
2. Referral for Non-Adapted Driving Assessment
3. Driving Assessment Report and MVA Requirements
4. Driver Education

Please refer to Section 1605.04 for terminology definitions.

STEP 1: Determine Appropriate Type of Driving Assessment

1. Counselors will complete the **Determination and Justification for Driving Assessment (RS-6x)** form with the consumer during a face-to-face meeting. This form will assist in determining what type of driving assessment will be necessary and to provide justification for the assessment. There are three types of driving assessments:

1. Non-Adapted Driving: Behind The Wheel Assessment
2. Behind-the-Wheel Adapted Driving Assessment-Car
3. Behind-the-Wheel Adapted Driving Assessment -Van

2. If it is determined that the consumer may NOT need adaptations to a car or van (e.g., consumer has no physical limitations), then the counselor may refer the consumer to the WTC RTS Driving Program or a DORS-approved vendor for a Non-Adapted Driving: Behind-the-Wheel Assessment and a Non-Adapted Vehicle: Clinical Pre-Driving Assessment.

STEP 2: Adapted Driving Assessment

Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) non-adapted driving assessments may be provided by the WTC RTS Driving Program or a DORS-approved vendor with a Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (DRS) and/or a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (CDRS) on staff.

Assessment Authorizations:

1. If the DORS counselor and consumer want the driving service to be provided at the WTC, the counselor should draft a WTC Service Authorization for:

• Category: "WTC RTS Assessment"
• Subcategory: "Non-Adapted Driving: BTW Assessment"
• Category: "WTC RTS Assessment"
• Subcategory: "Non-Adapted Vehicle: Clinical Pre-Driving"

2. If counselor and consumer want the service to be provided by a community driver rehabilitation program, the counselor should draft a vendor authorization for:

   • Category: "Assessment"
   • Subcategory: "Non-Adapted Vehicle: Clinical Pre-Driving Assessment"
   • Category: "Assessment"
   • Subcategory: "Non-Adapted Driving: Behind-the-Wheel Assessment"

   The assessment services listed above are not required on the IPE.

Please refer to Attachment 1600-1, Adapted Driving and Vehicle Modification Procedures, for guidance on the adapted driving process.

STEP 3: Driving Assessment Report and MVA Requirements

The DRS/CDRS will provide a written report to the DORS Field Counselor and consumer which will indicate whether or not the consumer is recommended for driving. The written report will also indicate whether or not the consumer has one or more Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) Reportable Conditions (see Attachment 1600-3, MVA Reportable Conditions). The consumer will need to disclose those conditions to the MVA Driver Wellness and Safety Division (DWS), under direction of the DRS/CDRS.

1. The DWS division is composed of administrators and nurse case managers who review all medical and psychological information as well as the Driving Assessment and Clinical Pre-Driving Assessment. They determine the consumer’s fitness for driving.

2. The DWS often requests consultation of the MVA Medical Advisory Board (MAB). The MAB is made up of physicians from various medical specialties. The MAB reviews the documentation provided by the DWS in order to provide advice regarding a consumer’s fitness to drive.

3. The DWS Division determines whether the consumer will be approved for driving. Upon DWS approval they will inform the consumer in writing what the next steps are.

Consumers who do not have a reportable condition may proceed with their MVA-required 30-hour classroom and 6-hour BTW training at a local community driving school. If the consumer participated in the WTC Driving School’s 30-hour classroom training for individuals who are deaf or who have Autism, the individual may return to the WTC Driving School for the MVA 6-hour BTW training.

STEP 4: Driver's Education

1. Learners Permit – All novice drivers will need to take the MVA Learners Permit Test in order to obtain their permit (minimum age = 15 years and 9 months). The permit will allow the consumer to drive on the road while participating in their BTW training. During the initial assessment, the DRS/CDRS may have the consumer drive in parking lots if they do not have their Learner's Permit, which will be valid for two years.

2. MVA-Required 30-hour Driver’s Education Classroom Training – All novice drivers need to attend and pass the MVA-required 30-hour classroom training. Consumers may attend any of the MVA-approved driving schools in their local community for this training. WTC offers the 30-hour Driver’s Education Classroom Training along with the six hours BTW training for individuals who are deaf and for individuals with Autism.

1. If counselor and consumer want this service, the counselor should draft a WTC Service Authorization for:

• Category: "WTC RTS Training"
• Subcategory: "Driver Ed-Autism or -Deaf"

2. If counselor and consumer want this service to be provided by a community driver rehabilitation program, the counselor should draft and issue a vendor authorization for:

• Category: "Basic Academic or Other Fundamental Training"
• Subcategory: "Driver Training-BTW-Non-Adapted Vehicle"

3. 60 hours BTW Practice – After successful completion of the six-hours BTW training with the DRS/CDRS, the consumer will require 60 hours of practice supervised by another licensed driver (driving mentor), who is over the age of 21 and has held a license for a minimum of three years. The MVA requires that these 60 hours be logged in an MVA-provided logbook. The logbook, signed by the driving mentor, will be turned into the MVA at the time of the MVA Driving Test.

4. MVA-Required Six Hours BTW Training – This six-hours of BTW training is required by the MVA as a part of the Driver’s Education. Therefore, WTC will provide that six-hour BTW training for individuals who passed the 30-hour Driver’s Education class at the WTC (Deaf and Autism classes).

   If consumer participated in a WTC Driver’s Education Program the counselor should draft a WTC Service Authorization for:

• Category: "Driver Ed-Autism or –Deaf BTW"
• Subcategory: "Driver Ed-Autism or –Deaf BTW"

5. MVA Driver Skills Test – Consumers will be evaluated by MVA driving staff, on the road, to make sure that they have attained the necessary driving skills to warrant a driver’s license.​