2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation
Section 10-207 - Duties of medical advisors.

(a) Each school medical advisor shall work with the local or regional board of education that appointed such school medical advisor and the board of health or health department for the school district under the jurisdiction of such board to (1) plan and administer the health program for each school, (2) advise on the provision of school health services, (3) provide consultation on the school health environment, and (4) perform any other duties that may be agreed on by the school medical advisor and the local or regional board of education that appointed such school medical advisor.

(b) With the approval of the local or regional board of education, the school medical advisor may establish a diagnostic and treatment program for health and dental services to pupils, provided no costs incurred for such health service shall be charged to the local or regional board of education without approval of such board.

(1949 Rev., S. 1468; 1955, S. 944d; P.A. 77-296; P.A. 78-218, S. 133; 78-303, S. 56, 136; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 12-120, S. 25; 12-198, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 77-296 added Subsec. (b) re establishment of diagnostic and treatment programs; P.A. 78-218 replaced personal pronouns with references to “such medical advisor”; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of health services for public health council; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 12-120 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing former provisions re duties of school medical advisor with provisions re school medical advisor working with appointing board of education and board of health or health department for school district to perform duties in Subdivs. (1) to (4), effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 12-198 made identical changes as P.A. 12-120, effective July 1, 2012.