(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.

(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 screening procedures about BMI screenings in schools.

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

This guide provides information and recommendations about dental screenings in schools and school-based dental education to promote oral health in schools.

This guide provides information about vision screenings in schools and recommends vision testing guidelines for all students new to the district and students in grades K-3 and every other grade after 3rd.