Bill Text: HI SB2002 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Department of Education; Department of Health; School Enrollment; Student Entrance Physical; Medical Provider; Dental Provider

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-25 - Re-Referred to EDU, CPH/WAM. [SB2002 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2016-SB2002-Introduced.html

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2002

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to education.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 302A-1159, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§302A-1159  Physical examination required.  No child shall attend any school for the first time in the State unless the child presents to the appropriate school official a report from a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse of the results of a physical examination performed within a year of the date of attendance at school.  The report shall also indicate the name, address, and telephone number of the child's medical provider and dental provider.  A child may attend school provisionally upon submitting written documentation from a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or other authorized representative of the department of health stating that the child is in the process of undergoing a physical examination.  Further documentation showing that the required physical examination has been completed and indicating the name, address, and telephone number of the child's medical provider and dental provider shall be submitted to the appropriate school official no later than three months after the child first attends the school."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department of Education; Department of Health; School Enrollment; Student Entrance Physical; Medical Provider; Dental Provider

 

Description:

Requires that the report of physical examination, submitted for purposes of a child's initial enrollment in a Hawaii public school, include the name, address, and telephone number of the child's medical provider and dental provider.  Effective July 1, 2017.

 

 

 

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