(7) Pursuant to the advisory authority of 50-1-202 (11) and (12), MCA, the department recommends that students be evaluated by registered professional nurses or other appropriately qualified health professionals on a periodic basis in order to identify those health problems which have the potential for interfering with learning, including:

• (a) assessment of student's health and developmental status;
• (b) vision screening;
• (c) hearing screening;
• (d) scoliosis screening;
• (e) chemical and alcohol abuse;
• (f) nutritional screening; and
• (g) dental screening.

This guide provides information and recommendations about hearing screenings in schools for students in kindergarten, first grade, and either ninth or tenth grade.