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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Health and Safety Code - HSC |
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Division 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) |
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Part 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH |
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Chapter 3. Child Health |
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ARTICLE 10. Public School Health Center Support Program |
Section 124174.
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The following definitions shall govern the construction of this article, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) "Program" means a Public School Health Center Support Program.
(b) "School health center" means a center or program, located at or near a local educational agency, that provides age-appropriate health care services at the program site or through referrals. A school health center may conduct routine physical, mental health, and oral health assessments, and provide referrals for any services not offered onsite. A school health center may serve two or more nonadjacent schools or local educational agencies.
(c) For purposes of this section, "local educational agency" means a school, school district, charter school, or county office of education if the county office of education serves students in kindergarten, or any grades from 1 to 12, inclusive.
(d) "Department" means the State Department of Public Health.