Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part III - Prevention of Diseases
Chapter 23 - SCHOOL HEALTH
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
HEALTH SERVICES
Section 23.10 - Scoliosis screening
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Scope. Screening for scoliosis shall be included in school health programs. Scoliosis is an appreciable lateral deviation of the normally straight vertical line of the spine or one or more lateral rotary curvatures of the spine.
(b) Pupils to be tested. A scoliosis screening test shall be administered to students in grade six and grade seven and to age-appropriate students in ungraded classes.
(c) Testing methods. Scoliosis screening shall be conducted in accordance with administrative and professional guidelines by personnel who meet the qualifications standards adopted by the Secretary of Health and the Secretary of Education.
(d) Exceptions. Students who are under observation or care for scoliosis by a physician or students whose parents object in writing to the screening need not be tested.
(e) Standards. The Department of Health will issue administrative guidelines to schools to assure compliance with this section. Results of this screening shall become part of the pupil's school health record.
(f) Evaluation. Data from the screening program will be evaluated in 5 years, and the need for its continuation will be considered.
The provisions of this §23.10 issued under sections 2102(g) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 532(g) and 541(b)); section 1402(a) and (f) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § 14-1402(a) and (f)); and section 6 of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P. S. § 521.16).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code § 23.21 (relating to general).
