(a) You must ensure that each child you admit is screened
for possible vision and hearing problems that meet the requirements
of the Special Senses and Communication Disorders Act, Health and
Safety Code, Chapter 36. If problems are detected, the child must
have a professional vision and hearing examination.
(b) For each child required to be screened, you must
keep one of the following in each child's record:
(1) The individual vision and hearing screening results;
however, results found in the child's health passport if the child
is in DFPS conservatorship are sufficient to meet this requirement;
(2) A signed statement from the child's parent that
the child's screening records are current and on file at the program
or school the child attends away from the agency. The statement must
be dated and include the name, address, and telephone number of the
program or school; or
(3) An affidavit from the child's parent stating that
the vision or hearing screening and/or examination conflicts with
the tenets or practices of a church or religious denomination of the
parents.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1427 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |