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Mandated Screenings

                                                                                      Date of Issue September 2017

Provision of School Health Services and Mandated School Health Services

School entities are to provide the following health services for students who attend or who should attend an elementary grade or high school, either public or private, and children who are attending a kindergarten which is an integral part of a local school district. These requirements also apply to students who are home schooled.

Mandated School Health Services

SERVICE

K

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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Notes

School Nurse Services

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Maintenance of Health Record

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Immunization Assessment

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Medical Examination

*

*

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

*Required on original entry- K or 1st grade

Dental Examination

*

*

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

*Required on original entry- K or 1st grade

Growth Screen

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Hearing Screen

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Scoliosis Screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

6th grade physical may be used in lieu of 6th grade screen

Tuberculin Test

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

*Required on original entry- K or 1st grade. Unless approved to discontinue

Vision Screen-Far Visual Acuity Test

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Vision Screen-Near Visual Acuity Test

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Vision Screen-Convex Lens Test (Plus Lens)

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st grade students meeting criteria & new students (any grade) not previously screened

Vision Screen-Color Vision Test

 

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1st or 2nd grade &  new students (any grade) not previously screened

Vision Screen- Stereo/Depth Perception Test

 

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1st or 2nd grade & new students (any grade) not previously screened