HB3925 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3925

Introduced 1/10/2012, by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

410 ILCS 205/3	from Ch. 23, par. 2333
410 ILCS 205/4	from Ch. 23, par. 2334

Amends the Child Vision and Hearing Test Act. Provides that vision and hearing screening services may be administered to preschool children 3 years of age or older in any public or private educational program or licensed child-care facility only once every 2 years prior to entering kindergarten. Provides that vision screening services may be conducted and administered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, an optometrist licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, or a certified vision screening technician. Provides that hearing screening services may be conducted and administered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, an audiologist licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, or a certified hearing screening technician.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Child Vision and Hearing Test Act is amended by changing Sections 3 and 4 as follows:

(410 ILCS 205/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2333)

Sec. 3. Vision and hearing screening services shall be administered to all children as early as possible, but no later than their first year in any public or private education program, licensed day care center or residential facility for handicapped children; and periodically thereafter, to identify those children with vision or hearing impairments or both so that such conditions can be managed or treated. Vision and hearing screening services may be administered to preschool children 3 years of age or older in any public or private educational program or licensed child-care facility only once every 2 years prior to entering kindergarten.

(Source: P.A. 81-174.)

(410 ILCS 205/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2334)

Sec. 4. In addition to the program of hearing screening services established by the Department under this Act, the Department shall establish a program of vision screening services by January 1, 1980. The Department and the State Board of Education shall jointly develop rules and regulations governing standards, procedures, techniques and criteria for conducting and administering vision and hearing screening services and shall set standards for the training and qualifications of personnel to provide such services. Vision screening services may be conducted and administered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, an optometrist licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987, or a certified vision screening technician. Hearing screening services may be conducted and administered by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches, an audiologist licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, or a certified hearing screening technician.

(Source: P.A. 81-174.)