Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R384 - Disease Control and Prevention, Health Promotion
Rule R384-201 - School-Based Vision Screening for Students in Public Schools
Section R384-201-2 - Definitions

(1) "Eye care professional" means an ophthalmologist or optometrist.

(2) IEP means an Individualized Education Plan.

(3) "Instrument based screening" means an automated screening technique that facilitates vision screening for a student who is difficult to screen such as a student with a developmental delay.

(4) LEA means local education agency.

(5) "Screening certificate" means written documentation of vision screening or comprehensive eye examination by a health care professional as defined in Subsection 53G-9-404 (1)(a) done within one year of entering a public school.

(6) "Significant visual impairment" means a visual impairment severe enough to interfere with learning. The term is the designation required for a child to be eligible for services from a teacher of a student with a visual impairment.

(7) "Screener" means those trained to support a school vision screening program.

(8) UDOH means the Utah Department of Health.

(9) "Vision Screening" means a way to identify a student with a visual impairment.