The department and school districts, private schools, state agencies, volunteer organizations, and other entities performing spinal screening shall adhere to the following standards.

1. (1) The basic spinal screening test, known as the forward-bend test, shall be used to screen children for abnormal spinal curvature. A description of the test is available from the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Children's Health, Child Wellness Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.
2. (2) In order to avoid over-referrals, children failing the initial screening shall be rescreened using the forward-bend test prior to parental notification of the possible presence of an abnormal spinal curvature.

Source Note:The provisions of this §37.147 adopted to be effective March 21, 1986, 11 TexReg 1145; amended to be effective August 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 3157.