Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
3.1
All public school students shall have 2 health examinations, as provided in
this section, that have been administered by a healthcare provider.
3.1.1 The first health examination shall have
been done within the 2 years prior to enrollment into a Delaware public school.
Within 30 calendar days after enrollment, any public school
student who has not complied with the health examination requirement shall have
received the health examination or shall have a documented appointment with a
healthcare provider for the health examination. If this documentation is not
provided within 30 calendar days, the student shall be excluded from school
until this documentation is received.
3.1.2 The second required health examination
shall be done within the 2 years prior to entry into grade 9.
Within 30 calendar days after entry, any grade 9 student who
has not complied with the second health examination requirement shall have
received the health examination or shall have a documented appointment with a
healthcare provider for the health examination. If this documentation is not
provided within these 30 calendar days, the student shall be excluded from
school until this documentation is received.
3.1.3 Notwithstanding subsections 3.1.1 and
3.1.2, all students must meet the requirements under 14 DE Admin. Code 804
Immunizations.
3.1.4 The
requirement for the health examination may be waived for students whose parent,
guardian or relative caregiver as defined in 14 Del.C. §
202(f), or the
student if 18 years or older, or an unaccompanied homeless youth (as defined by
42 USC §
11434a) presents a written declaration
acknowledged before a notary public, that because of individual religious
beliefs, they reject the concept of health examinations.
3.1.5 Notwithstanding the above, a second
health examination shall not be required if the first health examination is
within 2 years of entering grade 9.
3.1.6 The Delaware School Health Examination
Form or the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association Pre-Participation
Physical Evaluation Form may be used as documentation of the health
examination. For the purpose of this regulation, the "Delaware School Health
Examination Form" means the age-appropriate form developed by the Delaware
Department of Education or a substantially similar form for documenting
information from the parent, guardian or relative caregiver, and healthcare
provider on the student's health status. In addition, a district or charter
school may accept a health examination or evaluation documentation on a form
which includes, at a minimum, health history, immunizations, results of medical
tests and screenings, medical diagnoses, prescribed medications and treatments,
and healthcare plans.
3.1.7 The
school nurse shall record all findings within the student's electronic health
record (see 14 DE Admin. Code 811) and maintain the original copy in the
child's medical file.
