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SB 214 - Under the provisions of this act, beginning July 1, 2006, every child enrolling in kindergarten, first grade, or a Head Start program shall receive at least one comprehensive vision examination performed by a state licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. The state Board of Education shall promulgate rules regarding the requirements of this act. The act requires DESE and the department of Health and Senior Services to compile and maintain a list of sources to which children who may need vision examinations or children who have been found to need further examination or vision correction may be referred for treatment on a free or reduced cost basis. Further, the act alters the statutorily-allowed uses for the "Blindness Education, Screening and Treatment Program Fund" to include vision examinations required by this act for those children for whom public or private health insurance does not cover the cost of the examination. DONALD THALHUBER
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