Outline of the state of Iowa
State
Iowa
Addressed

Category
Referrals

Category
Referrals

State law addresses providing referrals to private physicians or community health partners.

Iowa Administrative Code 641-52.8 School requirements.

2.8(1) Each public and accredited nonpublic elementary school, in collaboration with the department, shall provide the parents or guardians of students enrolled in the school with vision screening referral resources prior to enrollment or during the enrollment period. 52.8(2) Each public and accredited nonpublic elementary school shall provide to parents or guardians of students for whom evidence of a child vision screening is not submitted community eye health referral resources, including but not limited to contact information for the local public health department, maternal and child health agency, Iowa KidSight, Prevent Blindness Iowa, the department, or an optometric or ophthalmology society.

Policy Type
Regulation

Iowa Code 135.39D Vision screening.

  • a. Provide the parents or guardians of students with vision screening referral resources.
Policy Type
Statute

Iowa Code 135.39D Vision screening.

. The department may share information with licensed health care providers, agencies, and other persons involved with vision screenings, eye examinations, follow-up services, and intervention services as necessary to administer this section. The department shall adopt rules to protect the confidentiality of the individuals involved.

Policy Type
Statute