Section 685.140  Screening Battery for Preschool Children and Difficult to Test Children

The screening battery for preschool children, three years and older, and Kindergarten grade children shall consist of:

a)         Observation of the child (appearance, behavior, complaint).

b)         Instrument screening using any one of the following tests:

1)         Stereoscopic instrument screening using the Michigan Preschool Test at far point.

2)         Stereoscopic instrument screening using the HOTV test at far point.

3)         Distance instrument screening using the Good-Lite Insta-Line crowded HOTV test.

c)         The preschool screening battery and procedures may be utilized when screening difficult to test children, including children who are developmentally disabled, etc.

d)         Preschool children, age 3 and 4, shall be screened with 20/40 targets. Five year old and Kindergarten grade children shall be screened with 20/30 targets.

e)         Automated vision screening devices may be used for children under three years of age and for older children who cannot be screened with stereoscopic or distance tests.

(Source:  Amended at 47 Ill. Reg. 18743, effective November 28, 2023)