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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS


HEALTH SERVICES

Sec.


23.1.    Required health services.
23.2.    Medical examinations.
23.3.    Dental examinations.
23.4.    Vision screening tests.
23.5.    Hearing screening tests.
23.6.    Threshold hearing tests.
23.7.    Height and weight measurements.
23.8.    Maintenance of medical and dental records.
23.9.    Tuberculosis tests.
23.10.    Scoliosis screening.
23.11.    Special examinations.

REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH SERVICES


23.21.    General.
23.22.    Amount of reimbursement.
23.23.    Maximum reimbursement for medical services.
23.24.    Maximum reimbursement for dental services.
23.25.    Eligible expenses.
23.26.    Noneligible expenses.
23.27.    Determining enrollment.
23.28.    Application.

PERSONNEL


23.31.    Administration.
23.32.    School physicians.
23.33.    School dentists.
23.34.    School nurses.
23.35.    Dental hygienists.
23.36.    Medical technicians.
23.37.    Sanitarians.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS


23.41.    Farm and domestic service permits.
23.42.    Modified health program.
23.43.    Preemployment medical examinations.
23.44.    Tuberculin testing of school personnel.
23.45.    Objections to examination on religious grounds.

Authority

   The provisions of this Subchapter A issued under the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. § §  14-1401—14-1422), unless otherwise noted.

Source

   The provisions of this Subchapter A adopted October 30, 1959, unless otherwise noted.

HEALTH SERVICES


§ 23.1. Required health services.

 School districts and joint school boards shall provide the following health services for children of school age who are attending or who should attend an elementary, grade or high school, either public or private, and children who are attending a kindergarten which is an integral part of a local school district:

   (1)  Medical examinations.

   (2)  Dental examinations.

   (3)  Vision screening tests.

   (4)  Hearing screening tests.

   (5)  Threshold screening tests.

   (6)  Height and weight measurements.

   (7)  Maintenance of medical and dental records.

   (8)  Tuberculosis tests.

   (9)  Special examinations.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.2 (relating to medical examinations); and 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.2. Medical examinations.

 (a)  Medical examinations as required by §  23.1 (relating to required health services) shall be provided on original entry into school, in grade six and in grade 11.

 (b)  For purposes of this section, on original entry into school means entrance into kindergarten if it is part of the school system or into the first grade if the school system does not have a kindergarten. In instances where there are kindergartens in some schools of a district and not in others, the board or joint board may decide whether medical and dental examinations shall begin in grade one or in the kindergarten.

 (c)  Children transferred from other school systems shall be examined as soon as possible after the transfer regardless of their age or grade if an adequate health record is not made available by the original school.

 (d)  Medical examinations shall be conducted carefully and in sufficient detail to command medical respect and to provide an educational experience for the child and his parents. Examinations shall be scheduled so that an average of no more than four children will be examined in an hour. Results of vision and hearing screening tests shall be available to the physician at the time of the examination.

 (e)  The school medical examination may be conducted by the family physician and reported to the school on forms supplied by the school. Administrators are urged to have as many children examined privately as possible to provide for continuity in the medical care of the child. Payment for these examinations shall be the responsibility of the parent; however, children examined privately shall be counted as part of the enrollment for reimbursement purposes as provided in §  23.23 (relating to maximum reimbursement for medical services).

Cross References

   This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §  51.14 (relating to medical examinations); 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general); 55 Pa. Code §  3270.131 (relating to health information); 55 Pa. Code §  3280.131 (relating to health information); 55 Pa. Code §  3290.131 (relating to health information); and 55 Pa. Code §  3800.312 (relating to additional requirements).

§ 23.3. Dental examinations.

 (a)  Dental examinations shall be required on original entry into school and in grades three and seven. In instances where there are kindergartens in some schools of a district and not in others, the board or joint board may decide whether medical and dental examinations shall begin in the first grade or in the kindergarten.

 (b)  Children transferred from other school systems shall be examined as soon as possible after the transfer regardless of their age or grade if an adequate dental record is not made available by the original school.

 (c)  Dental examinations shall be conducted with sufficient care and detail to command dental respect and to provide an educational experience for the child and his parents. Examinations shall be scheduled so that an average of no more than eight children are examined in an hour.

 (d)  The school dental examination may be conducted by the family dentist and reported to the school on forms supplied by the school. Administrators are urged to have as many children examined privately as possible to provide for continuity in the dental care of the child. Payment for these examinations shall be the responsibility of the parent; however, children examined privately shall be counted as part of the enrollment for reimbursement purposes as provided in §  23.24 (relating to maximum reimbursement for dental services).

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.4. Vision screening tests.

 Vision screening tests shall be conducted annually by a nurse, teacher or medical technician. The Snellen Chart or other screening device approved by the Department of Health shall be utilized for vision screening.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.5. Hearing screening tests.

 (a)  Identity. A hearing screening test determines the response to discrete frequencies presented at a specified decibel level.

 (b)  Test equipment. An individual pure tone audiometer or other screening equipment approved by the Department of Health shall be utilized for hearing screening tests.

 (c)  Frequencies employed. Frequencies of 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000 and 4,000 cycles per second shall be employed in screening testing.

 (d)  Pupils to be tested. Each year, pupils in kindergarten, special ungraded classes and grades one, two, three, seven and 11 shall be given a hearing screening test.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.6 (relating to threshold hearing tests); and 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.6. Threshold hearing tests.

 (a)  Identity. A threshold hearing test determines the lowest decibel level required to elicit responses, at least 50% of the time, to a series of discrete frequencies.

 (b)  Test equipment. An individual pure tone audiometer or other screening equipment approved by the Department of Health shall be utilized for threshold hearing tests.

 (c)  Frequencies employed. Frequencies of 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 4,000 and 8,000 cycles per second shall be employed in threshold testing.

 (d)  Pupils to be tested. The following pupils shall be given threshold hearing tests:

   (1)  A pupil in any grade who is known to have a loss which meets or exceeds the criteria for otologic referral established by the Department of Health shall be given a test each year.

   (2)  A pupil who fails a hearing screening test given under §  23.5 (relating to hearing screening tests).

   (3)  A pupil who presents a history of recurrent upper respiratory infection or may evidence other possible ear, nose and throat pathology.

   (4)  A pupil who shows, by classroom behavior or speech pattern, or both, that a hearing difficulty may exist.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.7. Height and weight measurements.

 (a)  Height and weight measurement shall be conducted at least once annually and preferably twice annually. Every effort shall be made to determine the pattern of growth for each child so that his weight and height can be interpreted in light of his own growth pattern rather than those of his classmates.

 (b)  Height and weight measurements shall be conducted by a nurse or teacher.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.8. Maintenance of medical and dental records.

 (a)  School districts and joint school boards shall maintain comprehensive medical and dental records of each individual child.

 (b)  The records shall contain all the information the school obtains concerning the health of the child.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.9. Tuberculosis tests.

 (a)  Pupils to be tested. A test for tuberculosis shall be administered upon original entry into school, and in grade nine by a tuberculin test.

 (b)  Testing methods. The tuberculin test may be administered by either the multiple puncture method or by the Mantoux test using intermediate strength tuberculin (PPD 0.0001 mg.).

 (c)  All tuberculin reactors. Tuberculin reactors shall be X-rayed. Chest X-rays of tuberculin reactors may be provided by local public or private health agencies. Arrangements for the examinations are the responsibility of the local school authorities.

 (d)  Tuberculin testing programs. A school board or joint school board which finds that individual schools within the school district or jointure have significant differences in the reactor rate may implement tuberculin testing programs for individual schools in accordance with the following:

   (1)  A test for tuberculosis shall be done annually on original entry into school and in the ninth grade by a tuberculin test in schools with a prior tuberculin reactor rate of 0.5% or above in these grades.

   (2)  A test for tuberculosis shall be done every third year upon original entry into school and in the ninth grade by a tuberculin test in those schools with a tuberculin reactor rate below 0.5% in these grades. A school which subsequently shows an increase to a level above 0.5% shall renew the annual testing program until the reactor rate descends below 0.5% again.

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.9 amended July 22, 1971, effective July 23, 1971, 1 Pa.B. 2163.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.10. Scoliosis screening.

 (a)  Scope. Screening for scoliosis shall be included in school health programs. Scoliosis is an appreciable lateral deviation of the normally straight vertical line of the spine or one or more lateral rotary curvatures of the spine.

 (b)  Pupils to be tested. A scoliosis screening test shall be administered to students in grade six and grade seven and to age-appropriate students in ungraded classes.

 (c)  Testing methods. Scoliosis screening shall be conducted in accordance with administrative and professional guidelines by personnel who meet the qualifications standards adopted by the Secretary of Health and the Secretary of Education.

 (d)  Exceptions. Students who are under observation or care for scoliosis by a physician or students whose parents object in writing to the screening need not be tested.

 (e)  Standards. The Department of Health will issue administrative guidelines to schools to assure compliance with this section. Results of this screening shall become part of the pupil’s school health record.

 (f)  Evaluation. Data from the screening program will be evaluated in 5 years, and the need for its continuation will be considered.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  23.10 issued under sections 2102(g) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § §  532(g) and 541(b)); section 1402(a) and (f) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §  14-1402(a) and (f)); and section 6 of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P. S. §  521.16).

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.10 amended June 11, 1982, effective September 1, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1819. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (6928).

Cross References

   This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.11. Special examinations.

 Children who appear to the school teacher, nurse, physician, dentist or dental hygienist to deviate from their normal growth and development pattern shall be reported to the parents or guardians who shall be requested to have the children examined by their family physician or family dentist. The results of these examinations shall be reported to the school. If the children are not examined within a reasonable length of time and their growth and development pattern continues to deviate from normal, the nurse, school physician, school dentist or dental hygienist shall arrange special school examinations for these children.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  23.11 issued under sections 2102(g) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § §  532(g) and 541(b)); section 1402(a) and (f) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §  14-1402(a) and (f)); and section 6 of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P. S. §  521.16).

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.11 adopted June 11, 1982, effective September 1, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1819.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH SERVICES


§ 23.21. General.

 Each school district and joint school board which renders health services as described in § §  23.1—23.11 (relating to health services) and which conform to standards approved by the Department of Health shall be reimbursed by the Commonwealth in accordance with § §  23.21—23.28 (relating to reimbursement for health services).

§ 23.22. Amount of reimbursement.

 The amount of reimbursement shall be the actual cost of health services less any charges deemed unreasonable by the Department of Health.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.23. Maximum reimbursement for medical services.

 (a)  Reimbursement for medical services may not for a school year exceed the sum of $1.60 multiplied times the number of children enrolled in a school for the entire school term of that school year and for whom the school district or joint school board maintains comprehensive health records, plus a proportionate part of $1.60 for each child enrolled for a part of the school term of that school year and for whom the school district or joint school board maintains a comprehensive health record.

 (b)  The average daily membership may be used to determine the amount of reimbursement.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  23.23 issued under sections 2102(e) and 2102(g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § §  532(c) and (g)); and section 2505.1 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §  25-2505.1).

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.23 amended May 28, 1982, effective May 29, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1696. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (3415).

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.2 (relating to medical examinations); and 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.24. Maximum reimbursement for dental services.

 (a)  Reimbursement for dental services may not for a school year exceed the sum of 80¢ multiplied times the number of children enrolled in a school for the entire school term of that school year and for whom the school district or joint school board maintains comprehensive health records, plus a proportionate part of 80¢ for each child enrolled for a part of the school term of that school year and for whom the school district or joint school board maintains a comprehensive health record.

 (b)  The average daily membership may be used to determine the amount of reimbursement.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  23.24 issued under section 2102(e) and (g) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  532(c) and (g)); and section 2505.1 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §  25-2505.1).

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.24 amended May 28, 1982, effective May 29, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 1696. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (3415).

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.3 (relating to dental examinations); and 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.25. Eligible expenses.

 Reimbursement may be applied to the cost of the following:

   (1)  Employment of school physicians on an hourly, monthly or yearly basis.

   (2)  Employment of school dentists on an hourly, monthly or yearly basis.

   (3)  Employment of medical and dental assistants.

   (4)  Employment of school dental hygienists on a full-time or part-time basis.

   (5)  Payment for special screening examinations, such as otological, by properly qualified medical specialists.

   (6)  Supplies and equipment such as instruments, tongue depressors, dietary fluoride tablets, corrective services, dental supplies and equipment or forms used in the program.

   (7)  Payment for health services to school personnel as described in §  23.43 (relating to preemployment medical examinations).

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.26. Noneligible expenses.

 No reimbursement shall be made for items for which the Commonwealth reimburses school districts in whole or in part under any other section of Article XXV of the Public School Code (24 P. S. § §  25-2501—25-2593). Reimbursement for the employment of school nurses shall continue to be made under section 2505 of such act (24 P. S. §  25-2505) (Repealed).

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.27. Determining enrollment.

 (a)  Enrollment for reimbursement for health services shall include children in all grades, kindergarten through grade 12, in the public and private schools of the district.

 (b)  Children shall be credited to the district in which they go to school and not in the district in which they reside if the two are not the same.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

§ 23.28. Application.

 (a)  Application for reimbursement shall be made to the Department of Health within three months after the end of the school year during which the payment for the services was made by the school district or joint school board.

 (b)  Applications for reimbursement shall be accompanied by a certified statement in detail of the amounts actually spent for medical and dental services.

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.21 (relating to general).

PERSONNEL


§ 23.31. Administration.

 (a)  General. The administration of the local school health program shall be the responsibility of the school board or joint school board. The administrative officer shall be the district superintendent, the supervising principal or the county superintendent.

 (b)  Duties of the administrative officer. The administrative officer, through the board of school directors, shall arrange for the appointment of all health personnel including physicians, dentists, nurses, dental hygienists, medical and dental assistants, and medical technicians. With the assistance of these personnel, the administrative officer shall plan the health program. He shall check and file periodic progress reports and sign all reports for the various Commonwealth departments. He shall integrate the educational phases of the school health program with the school curriculum, promote the formation of advisory school health councils and attempt to integrate the school health program with community health programs.

§ 23.32. School physicians.

 (a)  Qualifications. School physicians shall be legally qualified to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathy or osteopathic surgery in this Commonwealth.

 (b)  Employment. School districts alone or jointly with other districts or joint school boards shall employ school physicians and compensate them on a basis agreed between the physician and the board. Compensation may not be less than $6 per hour. Appointments shall be approved by the Department of Health. School districts shall submit through the county or district medical director or the county health director to the regional medical director the names of school physicians for approval by the Secretary of Health.

 (c)  Duties. School physicians shall perform the required examinations of children in the specified grades. They shall, if their agreement with the board so states, give preemployment examinations to school personnel. They shall examine children who appear to deviate from their normal health or growth and development pattern and such examinations shall be given at the request of the administrator or teacher or nurse or on the initiative of the physicians. The school physicians shall vaccinate children of indigent parents, revaccinate children with temporary vaccination certificates, examine children incident to the issuance of employment certificates, approve return of children who have been absent due to a contagious disease or suspected contagious disease, and perform other duties that may be required by the board of school directors not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the Department of Health.

§ 23.33. School dentists.

 (a)  Qualifications. A school dentist shall be a doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine legally qualified to practice dentistry in this Commonwealth.

 (b)  Employment. School districts alone or with other districts or joint school boards shall employ school dentists and shall compensate them on a basis agreed upon by the school dentist and the employing district or joint school board. Compensation may not be less than $6 per hour. Appointments shall be approved by the Department of Health. School districts shall submit to the regional dental officer the names of school dentists for approval by the Department of Health.

 (c)  Duties. School dentists shall perform the required dental examinations. They shall also examine children referred to them by the administrator, teacher, dental hygienist, nurse or physician because of suspected dental disease. They shall also perform other duties as may be required by the board which are not inconsistent with the rules and regulations of the Department of Health.

§ 23.34. School nurses.

 The duties of school nurses shall be those assigned by the school district or joint school board which are exclusively connected with medical and dental school health activities. The technical content of the duties of the nurse shall be those prescribed by the Department of Health.

§ 23.35. Dental hygienists.

 (a)  Qualifications. A dental hygienist shall be licensed by the State Dental Council and Examining Board and be certified as a school dental hygienist by the Department of Education.

 (b)  Employment. Dental hygienists shall be employed by a school district or joint school board.

 (c)  Duties. The duties of a dental hygienist shall be those exclusively performed in connection with school dental health activities and to include those preventive services as recommended by the Department of Health.

Cross References

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  33.205b (relating to practice as a public health dental hygiene practitioner).

§ 23.36. Medical technicians.

 (a)  Employment. A medical technician shall be employed by the school district or joint school board.

 (b)  Duties. The duties of a medical technician shall be those established by the joint school board or school district.

§ 23.37. Sanitarians.

 (a)  Qualifications. Sanitarians shall meet the qualifications prescribed by the regulations of the Advisory Health Board.

 (b)  Appointment. Sanitarians shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health or by local health authorities delegated this responsibility by the Secretary of Health.

 (c)  Duties. Sanitarians shall perform sanitary inspection of school buildings and grounds in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Advisory Health Board regarding school sanitation.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS


§ 23.41. Farm and domestic service permits.

 All children for whom farm or domestic service permits are requested shall be medically examined unless they have had a school health examination within the past four months. These examinations may be performed by the family physician if the family so desires; otherwise, by the school physician.

§ 23.42. Modified health program.

 A modified school health program may be initiated with the approval of the Department of Health. Such a program shall be regarded as a demonstration or research project and shall permit valid statistical appraisals of the various components of the program.

§ 23.43. Preemployment medical examinations.

 A school employe shall obtain a preemployment medical examination, performed by the school physician, if the school district has contracted with a physician to provide this service, or by a physician of the employe’s choice legally qualified to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathy or osteopathic surgery in this Commonwealth. A prospective employe shall provide the examination results to the employing school authority, on a form prescribed by the Department of Health and completed by the examining physician.

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.43 amended through July 3, 1986, effective July 5, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 2412. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (6931) to (6932).

Cross References

   This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §  23.25 (relating to eligible expenses).

§ 23.44. Tuberculin testing of school personnel.

 (a)  School personnel shall receive a tuberculin skin test under this section.

 (b)  School personnel to be tested include employes and independent contractors who provide direct services to students on behalf of a school, including but not limited to teachers, nurses, administrators, physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, custodians, janitors, cooks, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, librarians, psychologists, audiologists and counselors, and student teachers and volunteers who provide direct services to students on behalf of a school.

 (c)  This section applies to public, private, parochial, residential or nonresidential schools or intermediate units in this Commonwealth that enroll students in grades K-12 and ungraded classes.

 (d)  The tuberculin skin test shall be administered by either the intracutaneous Mantoux test method with the two-step tuberculin skin test procedure or the percutaneous multiple puncture test method. Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) shall be the tuberculin used for the intracutaneous Mantoux skin test. PPD or Old Tuberculin—OT—shall be the tuberculin used when administering the percutaneous multiple puncture skin test. The Department of Health may issue guidelines setting forth recommended procedures for the performance of the tuberculin skin tests.

 (e)  The tuberculin skin test shall be performed by the school physician, or by a physician of the employe’s choice legally qualified to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathy or osteopathic surgery in this Commonwealth, or the physician’s legally qualified designee.

 (f)  Prior to working for the school, the person tested for tuberculosis shall provide to the school a form, completed and signed by the physician responsible for the performance of the test, that indicates either of the following:

   (1)  A nonsignificant Mantoux test reaction using the two-step skin test procedure, or a nonsignificant multiple puncture test reaction.

   (2)  A significant tuberculin skin test reaction, with a negative chest x-ray for current tuberculosis disease.

 (g)  The form shall state that the applicant is free of active infectious tuberculosis disease and shall indicate that the applicant was or was not referred for preventive antituberculosis chemotherapy.

 (h)  If the intracutaneous Mantoux test method is used, the following information shall be provided on the form:

   (1)  A nonsignificant or negative reaction shall be filed when the test reveals an induration of 9 mm or less 48 to 72 hours after the test is administered.

   (2)  A significant or a positive reaction shall be filed when the test reveals either of the following:

     (i)   Ten mm or larger induration 48 to 72 hours after the test is administered in a person with no known exposure to a case of active tuberculosis.

     (ii)   Five mm or larger induration 48 to 72 hours after the test is administered in a person recently exposed to a case of active tuberculosis.

     (iii)   Five mm or larger induration 48 to 72 hours after the test is administered in a person suspected of having active tuberculosis.

 (i)  If the percutaneous multiple puncture test method is used, the following information shall be provided on the form:

   (1)  A nonsignificant or negative reaction shall be filed when the test reveals no induration or vesiculation—blistering—48 to 72 hours after the test is administered.

   (2)  A significant or positive reaction shall be filed when the test reveals vesiculation 48 to 72 hours after the test is administered.

   (3)  When the test reveals another reaction—discrete papules, coalescence of papules or induration—the administration of the intracutaneous Mantoux tuberculin skin test is required, and results shall be filed as specified in subsection (g)(1) or (2).

 (j)  The tuberculin skin test shall be administered within 3 months prior to the date the school receives the form.

 (k)  School personnel who have a documented nonsignificant tuberculin skin test are not required to have further tuberculin tests unless they are exposed to a case of active tuberculosis or are directed otherwise by the Secretary of the Department of Health to have an additional test. If the conditions in paragraphs (1) or (2) occur, the individual is required to have a chest X-ray and an evaluation by a physician for the presence of infectious tuberculosis. School personnel who have a significant tuberculin skin test reaction, a negative chest X-ray and a statement from the physician indicating that they are free from infectious tuberculosis are not required to have further tuberculosis tests unless one of the following occurs:

   (1)  They are exposed to an active case of tuberculosis.

   (2)  They develop a productive cough which does not respond to usual medical treatment within 14 days.

 (l)  The school shall submit requested data regarding the School Personnel Tuberculin Testing Program to the local health department on forms supplied by the Department of Health.

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.44 amended July 3, 1986, effective July 5, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 2412. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (70617).

§ 23.45. Objections to examination on religious grounds.

 (a)  School children or school employes may be excused from regular or special medical or dental examinations on presentation of written evidence to the school administrator that the examinations are contrary to the religious beliefs of the parent or guardian of the child or of the employe.

 (b)  Exemption from medical or dental examinations will not be granted if the Department of Health finds that facts exist under which the exemption constitutes a present substantial menace to the health of other persons exposed to contact with the unexamined person.

Source

   The provisions of this §  23.45 adopted July 3, 1986, effective July 5, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 2412.



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