53G-9-402.  Rules for examinations prescribed by the Department of Health and Human Services — Notification of impairment.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-9-402

(a)  Each local school board shall implement policies as prescribed by the Department of Health and Human Services for vision, dental, abnormal spinal curvature, and hearing examinations of students attending the district’s schools.

(b)  Under guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services, qualified health professionals shall provide instructions, equipment, and materials for conducting the examinations.

(c)  The policies shall include exemption provisions for students whose parents contend the examinations violate their personal beliefs.

(2)  The school shall notify, in writing, a student’s parent of any impairment disclosed by the examinations.

Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session