Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-13-102

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 26, June 28, 2024

Section R9-13-102 - [Effective until 7/7/2024] Hearing Screening Population

A. An administrator shall ensure each student included in a school's hearing screening population receives a hearing screening.

B. An administrator may exclude from a school's hearing screening population:

1. A student who is 16 years of age or older;

2. A student for whom the school has documentation from a specialist that:

a. States that the student received an audiological evaluation from a specialist;

b. Is dated within 12 months before the date the student would receive a hearing screening; or

c. Includes a time period during or after the current school year when the student is scheduled to receive another audiological evaluation from the audiologist or specialist; and

d. Contains the following information:

i. The student's name;

ii. The date the student's audiological evaluation was performed;

iii. The type of audiological equipment used;

iv. Whether the student has been diagnosed as being deaf or hard of hearing and, if so, the type and degree of hearing loss; and

v. The name of the specialist who performed the audiological evaluation; and

3. A student who is deaf or hard of hearing.

C. An administrator shall exclude from a school's hearing screening population a student for whom the administrator has documentation, from a student's parent objecting to the student receiving a hearing screening, specified in A.R.S. § 36-899.04, that contains:

1. The student's name;

2. A statement objecting to the student receiving a hearing screening, including:

a. The school year the student should not receive the hearing screening, or

b. Instruction the student is not to receive a hearing screening until the parent notifies the administrator that the student may receive a hearing screening; and

3. The parent's name, signature, and date signed.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-13-102

Former Section R9-13-112 renumbered and amended as Section R9-13-102 effective February 18, 1986 (Supp. 86-1). Amended effective October 15, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3307, effective July 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1827, effective 7/2/2019.