2011 California Code
Health and Safety Code
DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) [123100 - 125850]
ARTICLE 10. Public School Health Center Support Program
Section 124174
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.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 381, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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