Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-13-102 - Student Screening Populations

A. Except as specified in subsections (B) and (C), an administrator shall ensure each student included in a school's hearing screening population, as specified in Table 13.1, 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 who has been diagnosed as being deaf or hard of hearing; or

2.3. A student for whom the school has documentation from the specialist that includes information, as specified in R9-13-105(B)(1):

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 a student from a school's hearing screening population for whom the administrator has received written notification from the student's parent objecting to the student receiving a hearing screening, as specified in A.R.S. § 36-899.04, that contains the information specified in R9-13-105(A)(3)(d):

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.

D. Except as specified in subsections (E) and (F), an administrator shall ensure each student included in a school's vision screening population, as specified in Table 13.2, receives a vision screening.

E. An administrator may exclude from a school's vision screening population:

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

2. A student who has been diagnosed as being legally blind or having vision loss; or

3. A student for whom the school has documentation from a specialist that includes information specified in R9-13-105(I)(1):

F. An administrator shall exclude from a school's vision screening population a student for whom the administrator has received written notification from the student's parent objecting to the student receiving a vision screening, as specified in A.R.S. § 36-899.10, that contains the information specified in R9-13-105(I)(3)(d):

Notes

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. Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 1949, effective 7/7/2024.