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Preventive Health Screenings in ES

Preventive Health Screenings in ES

State law requires a health screening prior to entry (which may or may not specifically include vision, hearing, dental, or BMI exams).

Arizona Administrative Code R9-13-102 Hearing Screening Population

A. A school administrator shall ensure that the following students have a hearing screening each school year:

    1. A student enrolled in preschool, kindergarten, or grade 1, 2, 6, or 9;
    1. A student enrolled in grade 3, 4, or 5, unless there is written documentation that the student had a hearing screening in or after grade 2;
    1. A student enrolled in grade 7 or 8, unless there is written documentation that the student had a hearing screening in or after grade 6;
    1. A student enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 unless there is written documentation that the student had a hearing screening in or after grade 9;
    1. A student receiving special education; and
    1. A student who failed a second hearing screening in the prior school year.
Policy Type
Regulation
Source
Arizona Administrative Code

Arizona Revised Statutes 36–899.10 Vision screening; administration; rules; notification; definitions

A. Each school shall provide vision screening services to the following:

    1. Students upon initial entry to school and not more than two additional grade levels as prescribed by the department by rule.

A school, at the school's discretion, may provide vision screening services to students who are in grade levels that are not prescribed by rule.

Policy Type
Statute
Source
Arizona Revised Statutes