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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 531. Vision Screening |
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Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 310:531-1-3. Definitions
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- When used in this Chapter, the following words or terms shall have the following meaning unless the context of the sentence requires another meaning:"Board" means the State Board of Health."Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health of the Oklahoma State Department of Health."Comprehensive Eye Exam" means a clinical assessment and tests administered by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist to assess a person's level of vision as well as detect any abnormality or diseases."Department" means the Oklahoma State Department of Health."Infant and Children's Health Advisory Council" means the advisory council to the Board and Department in the area of infant and child health including vision screening."LEA Numbers Chart" means a vision screening test that determines relative visual acuity for distance vision using a chart with numbers. Chart is recommended for school age children and can be used with children who use English as a second language."Ophthalmologist" means a person licensed by the state of Oklahoma to practice medicine who has a specialty in ophthalmology."Optometrist" means a person licensed by the state of Oklahoma to practice optometry."Referral" means parent/guardian notification that the student's screening results indicate a need for a comprehensive eye exam by an ophthalmologist or optometrist."Sloan Letters Chart" means a vision screening test that determines relative visual acuity for distance vision using a chart with letters. Chart is recommended for school age children."Vision screening provider(s)" means a person(s) who has successfully completed vision screening training using curricula approved by the Department, submitted an application to the Department, and has been approved by the Department as being a vision screening provider."Vision screening" means the process or system used to identify children in grades K, 1 and 3 who may be at risk of having or developing visual problems that may adversely affect their ability to acquire knowledge, skill or learning, for the purpose of recommending further evaluation by an optometrist or ophthalmologist."Vision screening trainer(s)" is a person(s) who has been approved as a vision screening provider and completed additional training approved by the Department to provide training to potential vision screening providers."Vision Screening Registry" is a system for collecting and maintaining in a structured manner the names of individuals that have been approved by the Department as vision screening providers.