- (1) "Eye care professional" means an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
- (2) IEP means an Individualized Education Plan.
- (3) "Instrument based screening" means an automated screening technique that facilitates vision screening for a student who is difficult to screen such as a student with a developmental delay.
- (4) LEA means local education agency.
- (5) "Screening certificate" means written documentation of vision screening or comprehensive eye examination by a health care professional as defined in Subsection 53G-9-404 (1)(a) done within one year of entering a public school.
- (6) "Significant visual impairment" means a visual impairment severe enough to interfere with learning. The term is the designation required for a child to be eligible for services from a teacher of a student with a visual impairment.
- (7) "Screener" means those trained to support a school vision screening program.
- (8) DHHS means the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.
- (9) "Vision Screening" means a way to identify a student with a visual impairment.
KEY: eye exams, school vision, vision evaluations
Date of Last Change: November 5, 2023
Notice of Continuation: June 6, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 53G-9-404