Section R9-13-102. Hearing Screening Population

A.      A school administrator shall ensure that the following students have a hearing screening each school year:

1.        A student enrolled in preschool, kindergarten, or grade 1, 2, 6, or 9;

2.        A student enrolled in grade 3, 4, or 5, unless there is written documentation that the student had a hearing screening in or after grade 2;

3.        A student enrolled in grade 7 or 8, unless there is written documentation that the student had a hearing screening in or after grade 6;

4.        A student enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 unless there is written documentation that the student had a hearing screening in or after grade 9;

5.        A student receiving special education; and

6.        A student who failed a second hearing screening in the prior school year.

B.       A school administrator shall ensure that a student has a hearing screening at the request of the student, the student’s parent, a schoolteacher,  a  school  nurse,  a  school  psychologist,   an

audiologist, a physician, a primary care practitioner, a speech language pathologist, or Department staff.

C.      A hearing screening is not required if a:

1.        Student is age 16 years or over;

2.        Student’s parent objects in writing to the screening as allowed under A.R.S. § 36-899.04;

3.        Written diagnosis or evaluation from an audiologist states that a student is deaf or hard of hearing; or

4.        Student has a hearing aid, an assistive listening device, or a cochlear implant.

D.      In addition to meeting the requirements in subsections (A) and (B), a school administrator shall ensure that a student who meets the criteria specified in State Board of Education rule R7-2-401 has a hearing screening required under R7-2-401.

Historical Note

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).