New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 54 - PHYSICIAN SERVICES
Subchapter 5 - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES PRESCRIBED OR RENDERED BY A PHYSICIAN
Section 10:54-5.11 - EPSDT vision screening
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:54-5.11
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Vision screening shall include the following:
1. A newborn examination including general inspection of the eyes, visualization of the red reflex and evaluation of ocular motility;
2. An appropriate medical and family history;
3. An evaluation, by age six months, of eye fixation preference, muscle imbalance, and pupillary light reflex; and
4. A third examination with visual acuity testing by age three or four years.
(b) Vision testing for school aged children shall be performed at the following grades/ages:
1. Kindergarten or first grade (five or six years);
2. Second grade (seven years);
3. Fifth grade (10/11 years);
4. Eighth grade (13/14 years); and
5. Tenth or eleventh grades (15/17 years).
(c) Children should be referred for vision testing if they:
1. Cannot read the majority of the 20/40 line before their fifth birthday;
2. Have a two-line difference of visual acuity between the eyes;
3. Have suspected strabismus; or
4. Have an abnormal light or red reflex.
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