Section 402 – Rules for examinations prescribed by Department of Health — Notification of impairment.

• (1)
  • (a) Each local school board shall implement policies as prescribed by the Department of Health for vision, dental, abnormal spinal curvature, and hearing examinations of students attending the district’s schools.
  • (b) Under guidelines of the Department of Health, qualified health professionals shall provide instructions, equipment, and materials for conducting the examinations.
  • (c) The policies shall include exemption provisions for students whose parents contend the examinations violate their personal beliefs.

• (2) The school shall notify, in writing, a student’s parent of any impairment disclosed by the examinations.

Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session