Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part III - Prevention of Diseases
Chapter 23 - SCHOOL HEALTH
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
HEALTH SERVICES
Section 23.5 - Hearing screening tests

Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 23.5

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Identity. A hearing screening test determines the response to discrete frequencies presented at a specified decibel level.

(b) Test equipment. An individual pure tone audiometer or other screening equipment approved by the Department of Health shall be utilized for hearing screening tests.

(c) Frequencies employed. Frequencies of 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 4,000 cycles per second shall be employed in screening testing.

(d) Pupils to be tested. Each year, pupils in kindergarten, special ungraded classes and grades one, two, three, seven and 11 shall be given a hearing screening test.

This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 23.6 (relating to threshold hearing tests); and 28 Pa. Code § 23.21 (relating to general).

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