(a) Upon registration or as early as is otherwise possible and appropriate, public schools, nursery schools, kindergartens, preschools or child care facilities are encouraged to make reasonable efforts to apprise parents of the health benefits of obtaining appropriate eye, hearing and dental care for children.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-6-5004
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A health care professional is authorized to indicate the need for an eye, hearing or dental examination on any report or form used in reporting the immunization status for a child as required under this part. Health care professionals shall provide a copy of the report or form to the parents or guardians indicating the need to seek appropriate examinations for the child.(c) If the parent or guardian of a child with a need for an eye or hearing examination is unable to afford the examination, an LEA of a county or municipality may use revenues from gifts, grants and state and local appropriations to provide the eye or hearing examinations.(d) LEAs are encouraged to seek free or reduced-cost eye examinations from optometrists or ophthalmologists and free or reduced-cost hearing examinations from physicians or audiologists willing to donate their services for children who are unable to afford the eye or hearing examinations.(e) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, that are necessary to carry out this section.
