Bill Title: Require The Department Of Health And Environmental Control To Implement A Targeted Community Health Program In Three To Five Counties Of Need For Dental Health Education, Screening, And Treatment Referrals In Public Schools For Children In Kindergarten, Third, Seventh, And Tenth Grades Or Upon Entry Into Public Schools; To Require Program Guidelines To Be Promulgated In Regulations; To Provide For A Community Oral Health Coordinator To Assist County Health Departments And School Districts To Strengthen Oral Health In Their Communities; To Require An Acknowledgment Of Dental Screening To Be Issued Upon Completion Of The Screening And To Require This Acknowledgment To Be Presented To The Child's School; To Require Notification To The Child's Parent If Professional Attention Is Indicated By The Screening And If Authorized By The Child's Parents; To Provide Notification To The Community Health Coordinator To Facilitate Further Attention If Needed; To Provide That A Screening Must Be Completed Unless A Child's Parent Completes An Exemption Form; To Provide That Implementation Of This Program Is Contingent Upon The Appropriation Of Adequate Funding; And To Repeal Section 44-1-240 Relating To A Pilot Program For Dental Health Screenings Of Children. - Ratified Title

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-06-23 - Act No. 235 [S286 Detail]

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