Bill Text: FL S1242 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: School Health Services Program [SPSC]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Health Regulation [S1242 Detail]
Download: Florida-2010-S1242-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2010 SB 1242 By Senator Wilson 33-00945-10 20101242__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the school health services program; 3 amending s. 381.0056, F.S.; defining the term “school 4 based health center” for purposes of the School Health 5 Services Act; providing that such a center is a health 6 care entity acting as an instrumentality of the state 7 for purposes of certain limitations on liability; 8 providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 381.0056, Florida 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 14 381.0056 School health services program.— 15 (3) When used in or for purposes of this section: 16 (a) “Emergency health needs” means onsite management and 17 aid for illness or injury pending the student’s return to the 18 classroom or release to a parent, guardian, designated friend, 19 or designated health care provider. 20 (b) “Entity” or “health care entity” means a unit of local 21 government or a political subdivision of the state; a hospital 22 licensed under chapter 395; a health maintenance organization 23 certified under chapter 641; a health insurer authorized under 24 the Florida Insurance Code; a community health center; a migrant 25 health center; a federally qualified health center; an 26 organization that meets the requirements for nonprofit status 27 under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; a private 28 industry or business; a school-based health center; or a 29 philanthropic foundation that agrees to participate in a public 30 private partnership with a county health department, local 31 school district, or school in the delivery of school health 32 services, and agrees to the terms and conditions for the 33 delivery of such services as required by this section and as 34 documented in the local school health services plan. 35 (c) “Invasive screening” means any screening procedure in 36 which the skin or any body orifice is penetrated. 37 (d) “Physical examination” means a thorough evaluation of 38 the health status of an individual. 39 (e) “School-based health center” means an organization 40 that, at a minimum: 41 1. Provides at least 25 hours per week of primary care 42 services to adolescents or other school-age children in 43 accordance with state law for the majority of the year. 44 2. Primarily provides services on site at the school, but 45 may also offer linkages and referrals to primary care providers 46 if confidentiality is maintained. 47 3. Provides comprehensive services that include, but are 48 not limited to: 49 a. Acute management and ongoing monitoring of chronic 50 conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, and seizure disorder, in 51 conjunction with a student’s regular doctor. 52 b. Well-child or adolescent examinations consisting of a 53 comprehensive health history, including an assessment of high 54 risk behavior for adolescents, complete physical assessment, 55 screening procedures, and anticipatory guidance appropriate to 56 age. 57 c. Immunizations. 58 d. Diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries. 59 e. Basic diagnostic laboratory tests. 60 f. Prescriptions or dispensing of commonly used medications 61 for identified health conditions, in accordance with medical 62 practice and pharmacy practice statutes. 63 g. Individual health education and anticipatory guidance 64 for students and parents. 65 4. Provides comprehensive services that may include, but 66 need not be limited to: 67 a. Age-appropriate reproductive health services, including 68 health education; pelvic examinations; diagnosis and treatment 69 of sexually transmitted diseases; testing and counseling for 70 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency 71 syndrome (AIDS); and prescribing, dispensing, or referring for 72 birth control, including condoms. 73 b. Basic mental health services, including assessment; 74 individual, group, and family counseling; consultation with 75 school administrators, parents, teachers, and students; and 76 crisis intervention. 77 5. Maintains health records in a manner that is current, 78 detailed, confidential, and organized and permits effective 79 student care and quality review. 80 6. Does not deny access to health care services to students 81 based upon insurance status or ability to pay and does not 82 discriminate with regard to race or ethnicity, religion, 83 national origin, age, disability, gender, or sexual orientation. 84 (f)(e)“School health services plan” means the document 85 that describes the services to be provided, the responsibility 86 for provision of the services, the anticipated expenditures to 87 provide the services, and evidence of cooperative planning by 88 local school districts and county health departments. 89 (g)(f)“Screening” means presumptive identification of 90 unknown or unrecognized diseases or defects by the application 91 of tests that can be given with ease and rapidity to apparently 92 healthy persons. 93 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.