Document ID: General_Provisions_Article_18._§_130A-441._ (Applicable_to_children_enrolling_in_the_public_schools_for_the_first_time_beginning_with_the_2016-2017_school_year)_Reporting.

Chapter Section: § 130A-441.  (Applicable to children enrolling in the public schools for the first time beginning with the 2016-2017 school year) Reporting. (a)	Health assessment results shall be submitted on the statewide standardized health assessment transmittal form developed by the Department and the Department of Public Instruction and submitted to the school principal by either (i) the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis for the student or (ii) the health care provider specified in G.S. 130A-440(c), if authorized in writing by the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis. The health assessment transmittal form shall include only the items listed below: (1)	A statement that the form and information on the form will be maintained on file in the school once it has been completed. (2)	The name of the school the student is attending or will attend. (3)	A student information section to be completed by the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis for the student that requires the following about the student: first, middle, and last name; date of birth; sex; race; ethnicity; county of residence; and home address. (4)	A parent information section that includes the following: name of the parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis for the student; a telephone number; and space allowing the parent to share any concerns about the student's health with those individuals authorized to have access to the form in subsection (b) of this section. (5)	A section that includes the following information, if applicable, supplied by a health care provider specified in G.S. 130A-440(c): a.	A list of medications prescribed for the student. b.	A list of the student's allergies, the type of allergic reaction, and the response required. c.	Guidance regarding a special diet for the student. d.	Health-related recommendations to enhance the student's school performance. e.	Information on whether the student passed a vision screening and any concerns related to the student's vision. f.	Information on whether the student passed a hearing screening and any concerns related to the student's hearing. g.	An opportunity to indicate whether there are recommendations, concerns, or needs related to the student's health and whether school follow-up is needed. h.	An opportunity to provide comments. (6)	Instructions to the health care provider specified in G.S. 130A-440(c) to provide the student's current immunization record and any of the following applicable school health forms: a.	School medication authorization form. b.	Diabetes care plan. c.	Asthma action plan. d.	Health care plans for any other condition for which the school needs to be aware. (7)	A certification from a health care provider specified in G.S. 130A-440(c) stating: "I certify that I performed, on the student named above, a health assessment in accordance with G.S. 130A-440(b) that included a medical history and physical examination with screening for vision and hearing and, if appropriate, testing for anemia and tuberculosis. I certify that the information on this form is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge." (8)	The date the health assessment was conducted. (9)	The health care provider's name, signature, telephone and fax number, and the name and address for the health care provider's practice. (10)	A section for the health care provider's stamp. (b)	The form will be maintained on file in the school once it has been submitted. A student's official school record shall only reflect whether or not a health assessment transmittal form has been received. The health assessment transmittal form shall be open to inspection only by authorized North Carolina public school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel who require such access to perform their assigned duties. These personnel shall maintain the confidentiality of the form. Information contained on the health assessment transmittal form is confidential and is not a public record within the meaning of G.S. 132-1. The local board of education shall provide, upon request, de-identified health assessment information from the forms to authorized employees of the Department of Health and Human Services who require such information to perform their assigned duties. (c)	Within 60 calendar days after the commencement of a new school year, the principal shall file a health assessment status report with the Department on a form developed by the Department and the Department of Public Instruction. The report shall document the number of newly enrolled children in compliance and not in compliance with G.S. 130A-440(a). (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1017, s. 1; 1989, c. 727, s. 156; 1993, c. 124, s. 2; 2015-222, s. 3.)

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Article: {"article_title": "Article 18.", "section_title": "§ 130A-441.  (Applicable to children enrolling in the public schools for the first time beginning with the 2016-2017 school year) Reporting.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Subchapter: {"article_title": "Article 18.", "section_title": "§ 130A-441.  (Applicable to children enrolling in the public schools for the first time beginning with the 2016-2017 school year) Reporting.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Section Title: {"article_title": "Article 18.", "section_title": "§ 130A-441.  (Applicable to children enrolling in the public schools for the first time beginning with the 2016-2017 school year) Reporting.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}

Document Type: {"article_title": "Article 18.", "section_title": "§ 130A-441.  (Applicable to children enrolling in the public schools for the first time beginning with the 2016-2017 school year) Reporting.", "subchapter_title": "General Provisions", "type": "section"}