Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 641 - Public Health Department › Chapter 52 - Vision Screening › Rule 641-52.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				apply:
"Advanced registered nurse practitioner"
or
"ARNP"
means a person licensed to practice under rule
				655-7.1 (152).
"Autorefractor"
means a method of vision
				screening involving skiascopy methods or wave-front technology to evaluate the
				refractive error of each eye. Depending on the autorefractor being used, this
				method allows for immediate results interpreted by the operator or the
				instrument as a pass or fail.
"Child vision screening workgroup"
means a
				group of eye health professionals in the state of Iowa established by the
				director and comprised of licensed ophthalmologists, licensed optometrists,
				representatives or designees of leading vision organizations, and other
				stakeholders as determined by the director.
"Community-based organization "
means a public
				or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that is
				representative of a community or significant segments of a community and that
				provides educational or related services to individuals in the community that
				include utilizing approved age-appropriate, acceptable child vision screening
				tests approved by the department.
"Comprehensive eye examination"
means a
				clinical diagnostic assessment performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist
				to assess a person's level of vision and to detect any abnormality or
				diseases.
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				public health.
"Elementary school"
means an Iowa public or
				accredited nonpublic school that a kindergarten or third grade student would
				attend.
"Iowa KidSight"
means a joint project of the
				Lions Clubs of Iowa and the University of Iowa, Department of Ophthalmology and
				Visual Sciences, dedicated to enhancing the early detection and treatment of
				vision impairments in Iowa's young children (target population six months of
				age through kindergarten age) through screening and public education.
"IRIS"
means the immunization registry
				information system as established in 641-Chapter 7.
"Online vision screening "
means a vision
				screening test administered from the Internet to a child to assess vision and
				includes vision test results and recommendations.
"Ophthalmologist"
means a person licensed to
				practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to
				Iowa Code chapter 148 and board-certified in ophthalmology as a specialist in
				medical and surgical eye problems.
"Optometrist"
means a person licensed to
				practice optometry pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 154.
"Photoscreening "
means a method of vision
				screening employing an automated technique that uses the red reflex of the eye
				to screen for eye problems and produces immediate readable results and a timely
				report of the results thereafter.
"Physician "
means a person licensed to
				practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to
				Iowa Code chapter 148.
"Physician assistant"
means a person licensed
				to practice as a physician assistant pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 148C.
"Potential vision impairment"
means that a
				child's vision appears to be compromised and there is reason for the child to
				be seen by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
"Prevent Blindness Iowa"
means the nonprofit
				organization dedicated to preventing blindness and preserving sight through
				vision screening, advocacy, education, community service, training and
				research.
"Student vision card"
means a card distributed
				by the Iowa Optometric Association to all schools in Iowa pursuant to Iowa Code
				section
				280.7A. The
				student vision card recommends children receive a complete eye health
				examination.
"Vision screening"
means an eye testing
				program that is age- and developmentally appropriate and that assesses visual
				acuity or other risk factors contributing to refractive errors and other
				conditions.