Outline of the state of Florida
State
Florida
Addressed

Category
Preventive Health Screenings in ES—Vision

Category
Preventive Health Screenings in ES—Vision

State law addresses vision screening.

Florida Administrative Code 64F-6.003 Screening.

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

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. Vision screening
Policy Type
Statute

Vision Services for Students

The webpage describes two state-funded vision programs, Florida's Vision Quest and Florida Heiken Children's Vision Program, managed by the School Health Services Program that support students' access to follow-up vision exams and possible corrective lessons by providing them at no-cost.

Policy Type
Non-codified