Bill Text: IA HF2126 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to inclusion of comprehensive testing for convergence insufficiency in required child vision screenings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-24 - Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 127. [HF2126 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2126-Introduced.html
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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
inclusion
of
comprehensive
testing
1
for
convergence
insufficiency
in
required
child
vision
2
screenings.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
135.39D,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
All
vision
screening
methods
pursuant
to
subsection
2
,
3
including
emerging
vision
screening
technologies,
shall
be
4
age-appropriate
and
shall
be
approved
by
the
department
in
5
consultation
with
leading
vision
organizations
in
the
state,
6
licensed
ophthalmologists,
and
licensed
optometrists.
All
7
vision
screening
methods
pursuant
to
subsection
2
shall
include
8
comprehensive
testing
for
convergence
insufficiency.
For
the
9
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“convergence
insufficiency”
means
10
a
vision
condition
that
affects
near
vision
and
eye
muscle
11
coordination
and
that
is
characterized
by
a
decreased
ability
12
to
converge
the
eyes
and
maintain
binocular
fusion
while
13
focusing
on
a
near
target.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
requires
that
all
vision
screening
methods
18
utilized
in
meeting
the
requirement
for
a
child
vision
19
screening
shall
include
comprehensive
testing
for
convergence
20
insufficiency.
“Convergence
insufficiency”
is
a
vision
21
condition
that
affects
near
vision
and
eye
muscle
coordination
22
and
that
is
characterized
by
a
decreased
ability
to
converge
23
the
eyes
and
maintain
binocular
fusion
while
focusing
on
a
near
24
target.
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