If you have private health insurance or Medicaid, contact your health care provider. If you do not have private health insurance or Medicaid, contact the Florida Department of Health, Hillsborough County Immunization Clinic for further information.

State Mandated Screenings
School Health Services is responsible for state-mandated screenings, Florida Statute 381.0056(6)(e). Vision and hearing screenings are necessary to identify impairments that interfere with learning. In addition, growth and development, body mass index (BMI) and scoliosis screenings are necessary to prevent complications associated with obesity and diabetes and heart and lung damage, respectively. The mandatory grade levels are listed below:

• Vision screening – provided to students in grades KG, 1, 3, and 6. Vision screening will also be performed on all students entering Florida schools for the first time in grades KG through 5.
• Hearing screening – provided to students in grades KG, 1, and 6.
• Hearing screening will also be performed on all students entering Florida schools for the first time in grades KG through 5.
• Growth and development screening with BMI – provided to students in grades 1, 3, and 6.
• Scoliosis screening – provided to students in grade 6.

All students who do not pass their screening will be referred for further examination and corrective measures. If you are in need of a health care provider for your child, please contact your school nurse. If you do not want your child to participate in any of the mandated screenings, you must notify your child's school nurse in writing before the assigned screening date every school year a screening is required. Please ask your child's school for the date or dates of the scheduled screenings. In addition, please provide your child's results from that particular screening to be included in your child's health record.