Section 685.115  Pass/Fail and Referral Criteria

Pass/fail criteria shall refer to the initial screening test. Referral criteria shall refer to the rescreening test.  Pass/fail and referral criteria are identical standards as presented below:

a)         School age children:

1)         Massachusetts Battery of tests:

A)        Phoria near and far:

i)          For children in first grade, target alignment outside a defined area for both near and far modes constitutes a failure.

ii)         For children in second grade and above, target alignment outside a defined area for either near or far modes constitutes a failure.

B)        Visual acuity. The correct identification of three or fewer of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.

C)        Hyperopia. The correct identification of four or more of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.

2)         Color discrimination. The correct identification of five or fewer of the eight targets constitutes a failure.

3)         BRL (both right and left). The correct identification of three or fewer of the five letters in each of the three columns constitutes a failure.

b)         Preschool and Kindergarten grade children:

1)         Michigan Preschool Test. The correct identification of three or fewer of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.

2)         HOTV (stereoscopic or distance screening). The correct identification of three or fewer of the monocular symbols constitutes a failure.

(Source:  Added at 23 Ill. Reg. 4278, effective March 26, 1999)