State
Florida
Category
Preventive Health Screenings in HS—Vision
Category
Preventive Health Screenings in HS—Vision
Category
Preventive Health Screenings in HS—Vision
Category
Preventive Health Screenings in HS—Vision
State law addresses vision screening.
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:
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- Vision screening
Policy Type
Statute
Source
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
Source