SECTION 310:531-5-2. Oklahoma Vision Screening Standards

(a)   Parents or guardians of any child subject to the Oklahoma School Code shall provide certification of vision screening for any child who is:

(1)   in kindergarten, and the vision screening shall be completed within the previous twelve (12) months or during the school year;

(2)   in the first grade, and the vision screening shall be completed within the previous (12) months, with certification provided to school personnel within thirty (30) days of the beginning of the school year; and

(3)   in the third grade, and the vision screening shall be completed within the previous twelve (12) months, with certification provided to school personnel within thirty (30) days of the beginning of the school year.

(b)   Vision screening must, at a minimum, utilize one of the following vision screening tests using standard screening procedures for relative visual acuity:

(1)   For school age children,the Sloan Letter Chart,, or LEA Numbers Chart, at a distance of ten (10) feet or any new vision screening tool determined by the Department to be a comparably effective and efficient screening tool; or

(2)   For children under 72 months of age, a photoscreener or any new vision screening tool determined by the Department to be a comparably effective and efficient screening tool.

(c)   The following distance visual acuity criteria shall be used as a basis for referring a child for further evaluation by an optometrist or ophthalmologist: Refer for a two-line difference in either eye, even in the passing range, or acuity 20/40 or worse in either eye.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 867, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2036, eff 6-25-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2526, eff 7-25-10; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 1591, eff 9-12-14; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1411, eff 9-11-20]