9 PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

 

 

ORR 2003-024 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH HEALTH PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

BUREAU OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY PROGRAMS

 

VISION SCREENING OF PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

 

Filed with the Secretary of State on

These rules take effect 15 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

 

(By authority conferred on the department of public health by sections 2226(d), 2233, and 9321 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, and section 9 of Act No. 380 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being §333.2226(d),333.2233, 333.9321, and 16.109 of the Michigan Compiled Laws)

R 325.13092, and R325.13094 of the Michigan Administrative Code is amended as follows: R 325.13091 Definitions.

Rule 1. (1) As used in these rules:

(A)   "Clinic" means a place where vision screening is done, such as a school, a nursery, or a local health department facility.

(B)   "Code" means Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being S333.1101 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(C)   "Screening" means the overall procedure which employs a number of tests designed to determine whether or not an individual should be referred for a professional eye examination.

(D)   "Test" means an individual specific procedure used to determine whether or not an individual should be referred for a professional eye examination.

(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, terms defined in the code have the same meaning when used in these rules.

History: 1979 ACS 5, Eff. Mar. 5, 1981.

 

R 325.13092 Vision tests.

Rule 2. (1) Vision tests of preschool children who have not yet registered for the first time in school shall include tests for monocular and binocular visual acuity and for eye muscle function.

(2)    Vision tests for school-age children shall include tests for monocular visual acuity and for eye muscle function.

(3) Color vision testing shall be done at least once during the elementary school years.

(4)   (3) The procedures used in vision screening and testing shall be approved by the department. History: 1979 ACS 5, Eff. Mar. 5, 1981.

 

 

R 325.13093 Vision technician training.

Rule 3. Public health vision screening and vision tests shall be given by individuals trained to properly administer the screening and tests. The method of their training shall be approved by the department.

History: 1979 ACS 5, Eff. Mar. 5, 1981.

 

R 325.13094 Frequency of screening.

Rule 4. (1) Vision screening of preschool children shall be done at least once during the ages 3 through 5 years.

(2)   Vision screening of school-age children shall, at a minimum, be done in grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 or grades 1, 3, 5, 7 and in conjunction with driver training. For school children who are not in graded programs, screening shall be done biennially starting at age 6.

History: 1979 ACS 5, Eff. Mar. 5, 1981.

 

R 325.13095 Follow-up notices.

Rule 5. The statement required by section 9305 of the code shall be a written statement that an eye examination by an ophthalmologist or optometrist is required. The statement shall be given or sent to the parent or guardian of the child.

History: 1979 ACS 5, Eff. Mar. 5, 1981.

 

R 325.13096 Vision screening or test results.

Rule 6. Copies of the results of the vision screening or testing shall be forwarded to the department on a monthly basis within 30 days after the screening or testing is administered.

History: 1979 ACS 5, Eff. Mar. 5, 1981.