Delaware § 4149 Vision screening

Delaware Statutes

§ 4149 — Vision screening

Delaware·Title 14·Part Free Public Schools·Ch. 41 REGULATORY PROVISIONS·Subch. General Regulatory Provisions

(a)For purposes of this section, “vision screening” means a screening performed by the school nurse or other qualified healthcare professional in accordance with the Delaware School Nurse Manual. “Vision screening” includes a test for color blindness.

(b)Each school district and charter school must provide a vision screening to each student enrolled in kindergarten. Students in subsequent grade levels shall receive vision screenings at appropriate intervals to be determined by the Department. All new students to a district or charter school must receive a vision screening in a nontesting year if there is no record of a vision screening in the student’s electronic health record.

(c)The school shall record the results of the vision screening within the student’s electronic health record

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(a) For purposes of this section, “vision screening” means a screening performed by the school nurse or other qualified healthcare professional in accordance with the Delaware School Nurse Manual. “Vision screening” includes a test for color blindness.

(b) Each school district and charter school must provide a vision screening to each student enrolled in kindergarten. Students in subsequent grade levels shall receive vision screenings at appropriate intervals to be determined by the Department. All new students to a district or charter school must receive a vision screening in a nontesting year if there is no record of a vision screening in the student’s electronic health record.

(c) The school shall record the results of the vision screening within the student’s electronic health record.

(d) If a student fails a vision screening, the school must notify the student’s parent, guardian, or relative caregiver.

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