Outline of the state of Florida
State
Florida
Addressed

Category
Preventive Health Screenings in MS—Hearing

Category
Preventive Health Screenings in MS—Hearing

State law addresses hearing screening.

Florida Administrative Code 64F-6.003 Screening.

(2) Hearing screening shall be provided, at a minimum, to students in grades kindergarten, 1 and 6; to students entering Florida schools for the first time in grades kindergarten through 5; and optionally to students in grade 3.

Policy Type
Regulation

Florida School Health Administrative Guidelines

The administrative guidelines provide guidance for hearing, vision, BMI, and scoliosis screening and referral procedures in schools.

Policy Type
Non-codified

Florida Statutes 381.0056 School health services program.

(4)(a) Each county health department shall develop, jointly with the district school board and the local school health advisory committee, a school health services plan. The plan must include, at a minimum, provisions for all of the following:

    1. Hearing screening
Policy Type
Statute