Category
Preventive Health Screenings in ES—Dental
Category
Preventive Health Screenings in ES—Dental
State law addresses dental screening.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations 702 1:160. School health services
(6) (b) A dental screening or examination shall be reported on the form, Kentucky Dental Screening/Examination Form for School Entry, KDESHS005, or other electronic medical record that includes all of the data equivalent to that on the Kentucky Dental Screening/Examination Form for School Entry.
Kentucky Public School Enrollment Requirements
proof of a dental screening or examination by a dentist, dental hygienist, physician, registered nurse, advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant, documented on the Kentucky Dental Screening Form (This form must be presented to the school no later than January 1 of the first year that a 5- or 6-year-old child is enrolled.)
Kentucky Revised Statutes 156.160 Promulgation of administrative regulations
(j) 1. Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, a dental screening or examination by a dentist, dental hygienist, physician, registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant that shall be required by the Kentucky Board of Education. The administrative regulations shall require evidence that a dental screening or examination that meets the criteria prescribed by the Kentucky Board of Education has been performed. This evidence shall be submitted to the school no later than January 1 of the first year that a five (5) or six (6) year-old child is enrolled in a public school.