[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-295089-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":81,"doc-detail-295089-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":74,"head_meta":76,"extra_data":78,"updated_unix":80},105,"en","kytc-vision-screening-for-license-required-in-2025","KYTC Vision Screening for License Required in 2025","","Kentucky requires vision screenings for driver’s license renewals starting January 1, 2025, to enhance highway safety by ensuring drivers maintain good vision. Vision screening will be available free of charge at KYTC Driver Licensing Regional Offices during renewal and typically takes less than one minute. Alternative options include approved exams by vision specialists or KYTC-credentialed medical professionals within 12 months, with online or mail renewal support. Drivers who do not pass must see a vision specialist before renewal.",{"@graph":14,"@context":73},[15,34,56],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/","Document",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/","Exam",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/kytc-vision-screening-for-license-required-in-2025/295089/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/kytc-vision-screening-for-license-required-in-2025/295089.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Taylor Morgan","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-02","2026-09-18",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":55},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",10,{"@type":57,"mainEntity":58},"FAQPage",[59,65,69],{"name":60,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":62},"When will vision screenings be required for Kentucky driver’s license renewals?","Question",{"text":63,"@type":64},"Vision screenings will be required starting January 1, 2025 for anyone renewing a Kentucky driver’s license.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"Where can drivers complete the vision screening and is there a cost?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"Drivers can complete a vision screening at no cost at any KYTC Driver Licensing Regional Office at the time of renewal, typically taking less than one minute.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"What options exist if a driver chooses not to screen at a regional office?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"Drivers may complete a vision exam with an approved vision specialist or an approved medical professional before renewal. If the exam and form were completed within 12 months, the driver can bring the form to the renewal visit or upload the signed form for online/mail renewal.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":75,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":77,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":79,"site_id":7},295089,1789713590,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":83},"success",[84,88,92,95,100,105,110,115,120,123,126],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":89,"show_sort_weight":90,"slug":91},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":93,"slug":94},70,"exam",{"id":96,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":97,"show_sort_weight":98,"slug":99},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":101,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":102,"show_sort_weight":103,"slug":104},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":106,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":107,"show_sort_weight":108,"slug":109},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":111,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":112,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":114},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":116,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":117,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":119},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":121,"show_sort_weight":118,"slug":122},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":124,"show_sort_weight":55,"slug":125},"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":127,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":128,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":129},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":131},{"doc_id":79,"user_id":132,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":33,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":55,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":30,"language":139,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":80,"read_time":111},1099523885336,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_276721f389ce27ea32af1340a28f341c","FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Naitore Djigbenou  \n502.782.4829  \n[Naitore.Djigbenou@ky.gov](Naitore.Djigbenou@ky.gov)  \nAllen Blair 606.748.3716  \n[Allen.Blair@ky.gov](Allen.Blair@ky.gov)  \nVision Screenings for Driver’s License Renewals Will Be Required in 2025 to  \nEnhance Driver Safety  \nNew vision screening law starts January 1 for all Kentucky license holders  \nFRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2024)– Few things are more important for safe driving than good eyesight. That’s why vision screening will be required in Kentucky next year for anyone renewinga Kentucky driver’s license. This new requirement, enacted during the 2021 General Assembly, aims to promote highway safety by ensuring that all drivers maintain good vision throughout their driving career.  \nStarting January 1, 2025, all Kentuckians must undergo a vision screening to renew their license. Multiple states also have adopted mandatory vision screenings, including Indiana, Ohio and Missouri, to ensure drivers have the visual acuity required to operate a vehicle safely.  \n\"Driving is a privilege many of us enjoy and this best practice is one way we look out for eachother on the road to make our highways safer for everyone,\" said Gov. Andy Beshear.  \nHouse Bill 439, signed into law by Gov. Beshear after the state legislature passed it three years ago, now takes effect on January 1, 2025. Key details of the new vision screening process include:  \n• Vision screenings can be completed at no cost at any Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Driver Licensing Regional Office at the time of license renewal and, on average, takes less than 1 minute to complete.  \n• Drivers also have the option of conducting a vision exam with their vision specialist (optometrist/ophthalmologist), or a vision screening with a KYTC-credentialed osteopath, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse in advance of their license renewal visit. Starting in 2025, upon request, the medical professional will complete an approved stateissued form that they will give to the patient if they pass. The patient may bring the form to their license renewal visit if the form and exam were completed within 12 months of the license renewal visit. The driver will not need to take a vision screening at a regional office.  \n• If a driver does not pass the vision screening at a regional office, they will be instructed to see a vision specialist for corrective measures before proceeding with license renewal.  \n• Kentuckians are encouraged to bring corrective lenses if conducting a vision screening ata regional office. A restriction will be placed on your license if you pass the vision screening while wearing glasses.  \n• Vision screenings can only be performed once at a regional office during each renewal cycle.  \n• Online and mail-in driver’s license renewal will still be available after Jan. 1, 2025 for Kentuckians who choose to complete a screening with a vision or qualifying medical specialist. The cardholder simply needs to upload the official, signed form provided by their medical professional when renewing on [drive.ky.gov](drive.ky.gov).  \n\"We know this will be a change for license holders when it’s time to renew every four or eight years, but it’s a measure driven by safety, and that’s something we can all get behind,” said Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray. “People are the most precious cargo on our roads.”  \nExisting state law allows Kentuckians to renew their driver’s license up to 180 days (roughly 6 months) before their card expiration date. It is strongly advised to renew early should any corrective measures be needed to improve vision while their license is still valid. During every renewal cycle for drivers 21 years of age or older, cardholders have the option of choosing adriver’s license valid for four or eight years.  \nAppointments for license renewals are strongly encouraged to minimize wait times, although walkins will still be accommodated. No separate appointment is needed fo","cbCaiu6pgH7yMbu0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu6pgH7yMbu0","pdf",206188,"English","# Vision screening requirement for renewals\n## Effective date and scope\n## Where and how screenings can be completed\n## What happens if you do not pass\n## Renewal options and documentation","[{\"question\":\"When will vision screenings be required for Kentucky driver’s license renewals?\",\"answer\":\"Vision screenings will be required starting January 1, 2025 for anyone renewing a Kentucky driver’s license.\"},{\"question\":\"Where can drivers complete the vision screening and is there a cost?\",\"answer\":\"Drivers can complete a vision screening at no cost at any KYTC Driver Licensing Regional Office at the time of renewal, typically taking less than one minute.\"},{\"question\":\"What options exist if a driver chooses not to screen at a regional office?\",\"answer\":\"Drivers may complete a vision exam with an approved vision specialist or an approved medical professional before renewal. If the exam and form were completed within 12 months, the driver can bring the form to the renewal visit or upload the signed form for online/mail renewal.\"}]","KYTC Vision Screening for License Required in 2025 | PDF"]