Texas Health and Safety Code 37.002 – Compliance With Screening Requirements
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(a) Each individual required by a department rule to be screened shall undergo approved screening for abnormal spinal curvature. The individual’s parent, managing conservator, or guardian may substitute professional examinations for the screening.
(b) An individual is exempt from screening if screening conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the individual is an adherent or a member. To qualify for the exemption, the individual’s parent, managing conservator, or guardian must submit to the chief administrator on or before the day of the screening procedure an affidavit stating the objections to screening.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 37.002
- Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The chief administrator of each school shall ensure that each individual admitted to the school complies with the screening requirements set by the executive commissioner or submits an affidavit of exemption.