Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R384 - Population Health, Health Promotion and Prevention
Rule R384-201 - School-Based Vision Screening for Students in Public Schools
Section R384-201-10 - Vision Symptom Questionnaire
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 384-201-10
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The UDOH will provide to the LEA the Vision Symptom Questionnaire for the classroom teacher to potentially identify a vision problem. The UDOH will update the questionnaire as needed.
(2) For a student who fails to achieve benchmark status on the benchmark reading assessment in grades 1-3:
(a) the LEA shall notify the teacher within
30 calendar days of student performance on the benchmark reading
assessment;
(b) the teacher must
complete the Vision Symptom Questionnaire within 45 calendar days of the
administration of the assessment and submit the questionnaire to the school
nurse;
(c) the teacher need only
complete the Vision Symptom Questionnaire once per school year; and
(d) the school nurse shall use the Vision
Symptom Questionnaire to evaluate the need for a tier 2 screening or refer to
an eye care professional within 30 calendar days of receiving the Vision
Symptom Questionnaire.
(3) For a student who is being referred or reevaluated for special education for a suspected disability affected by a vision difficulty:
(a) the teacher must
complete the Vision Symptom Questionnaire and submit to the school nurse;
and
(b) the school nurse shall use
the Vision Symptom Questionnaire to evaluate the need for a tier 2 screening or
refer to an eye care professional within 30 calendar days of receiving the
Vision Symptom Questionnaire.
(4) For a student who is being referred by parent or guardian for vision concern:
(a)
the parent or guardian should complete the Vision Symptom Questionnaire and
submit to the school nurse; and
(b)
the school nurse shall use the Vision Symptom Questionnaire to evaluate the
need for a tier 2 screening or refer to an eye care professional within 30
calendar days of receiving the Vision Symptom Questionnaire.
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