Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-03-05
MR.. BOSLEY'S BILL
GIVES MEDICOS A JOB
Provides for Medical Examination
Of Public School Children.
REFERRED TO com. ON HYGIENE.
Full Text Of Bill Provides for School
Physicians at 81 Per Hour.

| IN view OF the IacI tnaL u nCherE
are so poorly paid, and the bill e
increase the teachers salaries has
been unfavorsbly reported, the bill
recently introduced in the House of
Delegates Bill 1871, by Mr.. Bosley.
entitled Hygiene" and which has
been read and referred to the Com
mittee on Hygiene, is Of peculiar
local interest. The full text of the
bill is as fellows
A Bill, entitled an Act to provide
for the medical examination Of
school children and the promotion Of
their health.
Section l. Be ii enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland. that
the Board Of County School Commits
sioners of any county in the State
may, in its discretion, appoint one
or moro school physicians and assign
one to any public school within the
limits of such county, and shall pre-
vide such school physician, when so
appointed, with proper facilities for
the performance of their duties az
hereinafter provided.
Section ?. Ind be it enacted, That
school physicians appointed as out
lined in Section l shall be physicians
legally qualified to practice medicine
ia this State, who have had at least
two years experience in the practice
of their profession.
Section g. And be it enacted. That
every school physician 50 appointed
shall make prompt examination Of
all children referred to him, as here
insfter provided, and such further ex-
animation of teachers, janitors and
school buildings, as in his opinion the
protection of the health of the pupils
may require. He shall return prompt
y to the authorities appointing him,
on blanks furni shed us hereinafter
provided, the results of his examina-
tions.
Section 4 And be it enacted, That
the superintendent, principal or
teacher of any school to which
school physician has been assigned, as
hereinafter provided shall refer to
such physician every child returning
to school without a permit from the
health officer or Board of Health, after
an absence on account of illness or
from unknown cause, and every child
attending such school, who appears TO
be in i'll health, or is suspected TO be
sick with any contagious or infec-
tious disease, unless such child is i'm.
medately excluded from school, un-
der the provisions Of the general
statutes or the sanitary regulations
in force in said town or district:
provided, that in the case Of schools
in remote and isolated locations the
school authorities may make such
other arrangements as may be advis-
able to carry out the purposes Of this
Act.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That
the Board of County School Commits.
sioners Of any county, which has APP
pointed one or more school physicians,
in accordance with the provisions of
this Act, shall cause every child at
| tending the public schools therein to
be separately and carefully tested and
examined at least once in every two
years to ascertain whether such child
is suffering with defective sight or
hearing, or from any other physical
| disability tending to prevent such
child from receiving the full benefit
IF school work, or requiring a modi-
/ tication of such school work, in order
to prevent injury to the child, or to
secure the best educational results,
and the school authorities may estab-
/ lish special classes for these defec-
tive children, and may employ addi-
tional teachers for this purpose.
Section &. And be il enacted, That
notice of the disease and defects. il
any, from which any child is found bv
such PHYSICIAN to be suffering, shall be
given TO the parent or guardian Of
such child with such advice relating
thereto as said physician may deem
advisable. and whenever any child
sows symptoms Of any contagious OF
infectious diseases. notice shall also
be given to the health officer or Board
of Health, and such child may be
excluded from attendance at such
school in accordance with the provi.
sions of the general statutes OF the
sanitary regulations in force in the
town or district. Visiting nurses
may also be employed to visit the par.
ents to assist securing the medical
attention required.
Section z. Aud be il enacted, That
the school physicians shall be paid
for the services rendered, such amount
as the school authorities shall deem
proper and sufficient under the par.
ticulsr circums tances. and shall paw
the same from the general funds m
their hands, such compensation not e.
exceed 81 per hour actually give "a
examinations in the schools.
Section s. And be il enacted. That
the State Superintendent Of Public
Ed lcation shall prescribe, after con.
sultstion with he State Board n
Health, the directions for tests ~
sight and hearing, and shall prescribe
for the shcool authorities Of the State
suitsble rules or instruction ties,
cards. blanks, record books. and
othel useful appliances for carrying
out the purposes of this Act.
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