Outline of the state of Kentucky
State
Kentucky
Required

Category
Preventive Health Screenings in HS

Category
Preventive Health Screenings in HS

State law requires a health screening prior to entry (which may or may not specifically include vision, hearing, dental, or BMI exams).

Kentucky Administrative Regulations 702 1:160. School health services

(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

Policy Type
Regulation

Kentucky Administrative Regulations 702 1:160. School health services

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.

Policy Type
Regulation

Kentucky Public School Enrollment Requirements

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.

Policy Type
Non-codified

Kentucky Revised Statutes 156.160 Promulgation of administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education

(h) Medical inspection, physical and health education and recreation, and other regulations necessary or advisable for the protection of the physical welfare and safety of the public school children. The administrative regulations shall set requirements for student health Standard to be met by all students in grades four (4), eight (8), and twelve (12) pursuant to the outcomes described in KRS 158.6451. The administrative regulations shall permit a student who received a physical examination no more than six (6) months prior to his initial admission to Head Start to substitute that physical examination for the physical examination required by the Kentucky Board of Education of all students upon initial admission to the public schools, if the physical examination given in the Head Start program meets all the requirements of the physical examinations prescribed by the Kentucky Board of Education;

Policy Type
Statute