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 R384-201-4 - Free Screening
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 384-201-4
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A student in an LEA shall receive a free tier 1 vision screening as follows:
(a) tier 1 vision screening shall be
conducted for a student who is in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, grades 1, 3,
5, 7 or 8, and 9 or 10, and any student referred by school personnel, parent or
guardian or self to rule out vision as an obstacle to learning;
(b) a student enrolled in
10th grade may be exempt from screening if enrolled
in a driver education class; and
(c) a student who has a diagnosed significant
visual impairment will be exempt from screening.
(2) A student may be referred for tier 2 vision screening under the following circumstances:
(a) mandatory tier 2 screening or referral to
an eye care professional shall be done for a student requiring education
intervention such as special education referral or reevaluation, or failing
benchmark reading assessment as defined by Rule R277-404 if indicated by
results of the Vision Symptom Questionnaire;
(b) optional tier 2 vision screening may be
done based on parent or teacher concern;
(c) a student failing a tier 1 screening who
has been referred to an eye care professional is not required to complete a
tier 2 screening;
(d) the LEA may
automatically refer the student to an eye care professional in lieu of
performing a tier 2 vision screening; and
(e) an LEA without an approved tier 2
screener shall automatically refer the student to an eye care professional in
lieu of performing a tier 2 vision screening.
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