Section 2. Preventive Student Health Care Examinations. (1)(a) A local board of education shall require a preventive health care examination for students within one (1) year prior to initial entry to school.

• (b) A second examination shall be required within one (1) year prior to entry into the sixth grade.

• (c) A third examination may be required by policy of the local board of education within one (1) year prior to entry into the ninth grade.

(5) A preventive student health care examination shall be reported on the Preventive Student Health Care Examination Form, KDESHS002, or an electronic medical record that includes all of the data equivalent to that on the Preventive Student Health Care Examination Form, and shall include:

• (a) A medical history;

• (b) An assessment of growth and development and general appearance;

• (c) A physical assessment including hearing and vision screening

Each child needs a preventative health care examination within six months prior to the child's initial admission to Head Start. A second examination is required within one year prior to entry into the 6th grade. A third examination may be required by policy of the local board of education within one year prior to entry into the 9th grade or initial admission to school.

(i) A vision examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist that shall be required by the Kentucky Board of Education. The administrative regulations shall require evidence that a vision 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 three (3), four (4), five (5), or six (6) year-old child is enrolled in a public school, public preschool, or Head Start program;

(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.