Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 4149 - Vision screening(a) For purposes of this section, "vision screening" means a screening performed by the school nurse or other qualified healthcare professional in accordance with the Delaware School Nurse Manual. "Vision screening" includes a test for color blindness.(b) Each school district and charter school must provide a vision screening to each student enrolled in kindergarten. Students in subsequent grade levels shall receive vision screenings at appropriate intervals to be determined by the Department. All new students to a district or charter school must receive a vision screening in a non-testing year if there is no record of a vision screening in the student's electronic health record.(c) The school shall record the results of the vision screening within the student's electronic health record.(d) If a student fails a vision screening, the school must notify the student's parent, guardian, or relative caregiver.Added by Laws 2023, ch. 413,s 1, eff. 9/1/2024.