School Health Services

Updates and New Information :

Clarifying Information on Dental Certificates for Students Entering School: Effective September 1, 2008
Education Law Section 903:      • (.html)      • (.doc)      •  (.pdf)
Letter to Administrators              • (.html)      • (.doc)      • (.pdf)
Recommended Sample Dental Certificate: • (.html)     • (.doc)       • (.pdf)

MRSA Resources (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus): A joint Health Advisory on MRSA by the New York State Education Department and the New York State Department of Health on MRSA and resources for schools may be found on the Statewide School Health Services Center web page at:
http://www.schoolhealthservicesny.com - Click on the A-Z Index, then click on M for the Health Advisory

Anaphylaxis Guidelines and Procedures - Pursuant to Public Health Law 2500-H*2, the State Health Department in consulation with the State Education Department has developed anaphylaxis guidelines and procedures to assist school districts in the development and implementation of their own local policy. This document "Caring for Students With Life Threatening Allergies" is available in Word and PDF formats:
• (.doc) • (.pdf)

Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED)

All you ever wanted to know about AEDs

Public Access Defibrillation in Schools (2000)

Guidelines

Health Services for Prekindergarten Programs

Health Services for Pupils Attending Nonpublic Schools

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

HIPAA and Its Application to the School Setting

Immunizations

New Provisions of Law Concerning the Administration of Immunizations & Anaphylactic Agents by Registered Professional Nurses Utilizing Non-Patient Specific Orders & Protocols (February 27, 2001)

School District Procedures for Implementing Requests for Religious Exemption to Immunization. In order to encourage more consistent implementation of religious exemption requests in school districts throughout the State, SED has collaborated with the Department of Health and statewide educational, health, and labor organizations to develop three documents:
  - request form      (.doc)   (.pdf)
- procedures        (.doc)   (.pdf)
- guidance field memo    (.doc) (.pdf)