Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. An administrator shall provide a
notification to parents of students identified according to R9-13-102(A) and
Table 13.1 that includes:
1. The dates on
which hearing screenings are scheduled to be conducted during the school year,
2. Information about how the hearing
screenings will be conducted, and
3. That a student will be excluded from
hearing screening if:
a. The student has
declined to receive a hearing screening, according to
R9-13-102(B)(1);
b. The
administrator has documentation that the student is deaf or hard of hearing,
according to
R9-13-102(B)(2);
c. The administrator receives documentation
from the parent that includes the information listed in
R9-13-105(B)(1);
or
d. According to A.R.S. §
36-899.04, the student's parent
objects to the student receiving a hearing screening, and the administrator
receives from the parent the written notification that contains:
i. The student's name;
ii. A statement objecting to the student
receiving a hearing screening, including:
(1)
The school year during which the student should not receive the hearing
screening, or
(2) Instruction that
the student is not to receive a hearing screening until the parent notifies the
administrator that the student may receive a hearing screening; and
iii. The parent's name, signature,
and date signed.
B.
Except if an administrator has received written notification for a student
whose parent has objected to the student receiving a hearing screening, as
specified in A.R.S. §
36-899.04, if an administrator
plans to exclude a student from a hearing screening, as specified in
R9-13-102(B)(2) or
(B)(3), the administrator shall provide a
notification to the student's parent that:
1.
Requests the parent to provide the administrator with a copy of the
specialist's audiological report dated within the past 12 months that contains:
a. The student's name;
b. The date the student's audiological
evaluation was performed;
c. The
type of audiological equipment used;
d. Whether the student has been diagnosed as
being deaf or hard of hearing and, if so, the type and degree of hearing loss;
and
e. The name of the specialist
who performed the audiological evaluation;
2. Informs a parent that
a student will receive a hearing screening if an administrator does not have:
a. Documentation of an audiological report in
subsection (B)(1), or
b.
Documentation specified in
R9-13-105(A)(3)(d)
stating that the parent does not want the student to have a hearing screening.
C. If a student did not receive a hearing
screening due to behavior, an administrator shall provide notification to a
student's parent within 10 school days after an initial hearing screening, as
specified in Table 13.3, or a second hearing screening, as specified in
R9-13-104(C), that
includes:
1. The student's name; and
2. A description of the student's
behavior.
D. If a student
did not receive a hearing screening due to a visual condition of the outer ear,
as specified in R9-13-103(B)(2), an administrator shall provide immediate
notification to a student's parent after an initial hearing screening or a
second hearing screening, that includes:
1.
The student's name; and
2. A
description of the visual condition of the outer ear.
E. If a student
does not pass a second hearing screening, as specified in
R9-13-104(C), an
administrator shall provide notification to the student's parent within 10
school days that includes:
1. The student's
name; and
2. The type of hearing
screening the student received.
F. In addition to the
notification information provided in subsections (C), (D), or (E), an
administrator shall request that the parent:
1. Contact a specialist
to:
a. Examine the student's ears;
and
b. If applicable, perform an
audiological evaluation; and
2. Provide to the
administrator documentation received from the specialist who examined the
student that includes:
a. The student's
name;
b. The name of the
specialist;
c. The date the
specialist performed the services;
d. The type of services provided;
and
e. If applicable:
i. The results of the examination of the
student's ears;
ii. The results of
the student's audiological evaluation, including diagnosis;
iii. Whether there is hearing loss and, if
so, the type and degree of hearing loss; and
iv. A recommendation for
treatment.
G. Within forty-five school days after
sending a notification specified in subsection (F)(2), an administrator shall
provide a follow-up notification to the student's parent to verify whether the
student received an audiological evaluation and if evaluated, provide a
diagnosis.
H. Within 10 school days
after an administrator receives documentation from a specialist of a diagnosis
that a student is deaf or hard of hearing, the administrator shall provide
notification of the diagnosis, consistent with the privacy requirements in
applicable law, to:
1. Each of the student's
teachers,
2. Other school personnel
who interact with the student, and
3. The persons responsible for determining
the student's eligibility for special education services, as specified in
R7-2-401.
I. An
administrator shall provide a notification to parents of students identified
according to Table 13.2 that includes:
1. The
dates on which vision screenings are scheduled to be conducted during the
school year,
2. Information about
how the vision screenings will be conducted, and
3. That a student will be excluded from
vision screening if:
a. The student has
declined to receive a vision screening, according to
R9-13-102(E)(1);
b. The administrator has documentation that
the student is legally blind or has loss of vision, according to
R9-13-102(E)(2);
c. The administrator receives documentation
from the parent that includes the information listed in R9-13-105(J);
or
d. According to A.R.S. §
36-899.10, the student's parent
objects to the student receiving a vision screening, and the administrator
receives from the parent the written notification that contains:
i. The student's name;
ii. A statement objecting to the student
receiving a vision screening, including:
e. The school year during which the student
should not receive the vision screening, or
f. Instruction that the student is not to
receive a vision screening until the parent notifies the administrator that the
student may receive a vision screening; and
g. The parent's name, signature, and date
signed.
J.
Except if an administrator has received written notification for a student
whose parent has objected to the student receiving a vision screening, as
specified in A.R.S. §
36-899.10, if an administrator
plans to exclude a student from a vision screening, as specified in
R9-13-102(E)(2) or
(E)(3), the administrator shall provide a
notification to the student's parent that:
1.
Requests the parent to provide the administrator with a copy of the
specialist's vision report dated within the past 12 months that contains the
following information:
a. The student's
name;
b. The date the student's eye
examination was performed;
c.
Whether the student has been diagnosed as being legally blind or has loss of
vision, and, if so, the type and degree of vision loss; and
d. The name of the specialist who performed
the eye examination;
2.
Informs a parent that a student will receive a vision screening if an
administrator does not have documentation:
a.
Of a vision report in subsection (J)(1), or
b. Specified in
R9-13-102(F)
stating that the parent does not want the student to have a vision
screening.
K.
If a student did not receive a vision screening due to behavior, an
administrator shall provide notification to a student's parent within 10 school
days after an initial vision screening in Table 13.4 or a second vision
screening, that includes:
1. The student's
name; and
2. A description of the
student's behavior.
L. If
a student did not receive a vision screening due to a visual condition of the
outer eyes, as specified in
R9-13-103(H)(2),
an administrator shall provide immediate notification to a student's parent
after an initial vision screening, as specified in Table 13.4 or a second
vision screening, that includes:
1. The
student's name; and
2. A
description of the visual condition of the eye.
M. If a student does not pass a second vision
screening, as specified in
R9-13-104(G), an
administrator shall provide notification to the student's parent within 10
school days that includes:
1. The student's
name; and
2. The type of vision
screening the student received
N. In addition to the notification
information provided in subsections (K), (L), or (M), an administrator shall
request that the parent:
1. Contact a
specialist to:
a. Examine the student's eyes;
and
b. Perform a visual evaluation;
and
2. Provide to the
administrator documentation received from the specialist who examined the
student that includes:
a. The student's
name;
b. The name of the
specialist;
c. The date the
specialist performed the services;
d. The type of services provided;
and
e. If applicable:
i. The results of the examination of the
student's eyes;
ii. The results of
the student's vision evaluation, including diagnosis;
iii. Whether there is vision loss and, if so,
the type and degree of vision loss; and
iv. A recommendation for treatment.
O. Within 45
school days after sending a notification specified in subsection (M), an
administrator shall provide a follow-up notification to the student's parent to
verify whether the student received an eye examination and, if evaluated,
provide a diagnosis.
P. Within 10
school days after an administrator receives documentation from a specialist of
a diagnosis that a student is blind or has loss of vision, the administrator
shall provide notification of the diagnosis, consistent with the privacy
requirements in applicable law, to:
1. Each
of the student's teachers,
2. Other
school personnel who interact with the student, and
3. The persons responsible for determining
the student's eligibility for special education services, as specified in
R7-2-401.
