Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
AR 5005.7 - Audiology
Teacher Preparation and Licensing; or by contract with an agency duly authorized to perform those services by the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the district is located, under guidelines established by the State Board of Education; or accredited schools or colleges of optometry, osteopathic medicine, or medicine. The records of the tests shall serve as evidence of the need of the pupils for the educational facilities provided physically handicapped individuals. The equipment necessary to conduct the tests may be purchased or rented by governing boards of school districts. The state, any agency, or political subdivision thereof may sell or rent any such equipment owned by it to the governing board of any school district upon terms as may be mutually agreeable. Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 3027. Hearing and Vision Screening. All pupils being assessed for initial and three-year review for special education services shall have had a hearing and vision screening, unless parental permission was denied. For children who have never accessed the DMSELPA/DMOPS audiological services previously, DMSELPA form DM 108, is to be utilized for the initial request. For subsequent requests, DMSELPA form DM 108A should be completed. The LEA special education administrator should sign both forms and send directly to DMOPS. For initial referrals, an Assessment Plan (DM 66), Release of Information (DM 63), IEP (if there is o ne), and previous audiogram and report or nurse’s screening form should be attached to DMSELPA form DM 108 and sent directly to DMOPS. For annual referrals, an Assessment Plan (DM 66) should be attached to DMSELPA form DM 108A with any physician or audiological reports that have been completed privately and sent directly to DMOPS.
Referrals and all attachments should be sent to the DMOPS office to the attention of the DMOPS Area Director for Audiological Services.
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Assessment
An audiological evaluation is a series of diagnostic procedures used to determine the type, degree, and configuration of hearing loss. The evaluation consists of a thorough audiological work up. The audiologist uses an otoscope to look in the child’s ears to check for excessive wax, infe ction, tubes, and the occasional “odd thing” a child has put in his/her ear. A pure tone-hearing test using both air and bone conduction is done in conjunction with a specific test to determine how well the child can differentiate speech sounds in a quiet environment. To test for middle ear functioning, impedance audiometry is also used. The goal of the evaluation is to develop a treatment plan that is unique to the
AR 5005.7 – Audiology
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 00/00)
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