Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
Subchapter C - RECORD KEEPING
Division 1 - RECORDS OF CHILDREN
Section 746.629 - Must children in my care have vision and hearing screening?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 746.629
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The Special Senses and Communication Disorders Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 36, requires a screening or a professional examination for possible vision and hearing problems for children of certain ages and grades. Refer to 25 TAC Chapter 37, Subchapter C, (relating to Vision and Hearing Screening), for specifics on vision and hearing screening. This information may be accessed on the Internet at: www.dshs.state.tx.us/vhs/.
(b) You must keep one of the following at the child-care center for each child required to be screened:
(1) The individual visual
acuity and sweep check results;
(2)
A signed statement from the child's parent that the child's screening records
are current and on file at the pre-kindergarten program or school the child
attends away from the center. The statement must be dated and include the name,
address, and telephone number of the pre-kindergarten program or school;
or
(3) An affidavit stating that
the vision or hearing screening conflicts with the tenets or practices of a
church or religious denomination of which the affiant is an adherent or
member.
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