135.17 - DENTAL SCREENING OF CHILDREN.
135.17 DENTAL SCREENING OF CHILDREN.
1. a. Except as provided in paragraphs "c" and "d",
the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in elementary school shall
provide evidence to the school district or accredited nonpublic
elementary school in which the child is enrolled of the child having,
no earlier than three years of age but prior to reaching six years of
age, at a minimum, a dental screening performed by a licensed
physician as defined in chapter 148, a nurse licensed under chapter
152, a licensed physician assistant as defined in section 148C.1, or
a licensed dental hygienist or dentist as defined in chapter 153.
Except as provided in paragraphs "c" and "d", the parent or
guardian of a child enrolled in high school shall provide evidence to
the school district or accredited nonpublic high school in which the
child is enrolled of the child having, at a minimum, a dental
screening performed within the prior year by a licensed dental
hygienist or dentist as defined in chapter 153. A school district or
accredited nonpublic school shall provide access to a process to
complete the screenings described in this paragraph as appropriate.
b. A person performing a dental screening required by this
section shall record the fact of having conducted the screening, and
such additional information required by the department, on uniform
forms developed by the department in cooperation with the department
of education. The form shall include a space for the person
performing the screening to summarize any condition that may indicate
a need for special services.
c. The department shall specify the procedures that
constitute a dental screening and authorize a waiver signed by a
licensed physician, nurse, physician assistant, dental hygienist, or
dentist for a person who is unduly burdened by the screening
requirement.
d. The dental screening requirement shall not apply to a
person who submits an affidavit signed by the person or, if the
person is a minor, the person's parent or legal guardian, stating
that the dental screening conflicts with a genuine and sincere
religious belief.
2. Each public and nonpublic school shall, in collaboration with
the department, do the following:
a. Ensure that the parent or guardian of a student enrolled
in the school has complied with the requirements of subsection 1.
b. Provide, if a student has not had a dental screening
performed in accordance with subsection 1, the parent or guardian of
the student with community dental screening referral resources,
including contact information for the i-smile coordinator,
department, or dental society.
3. By June 30 annually, each local board shall furnish the
department with evidence that each student enrolled in any public or
nonpublic school within the local board's jurisdiction has met the
dental screening requirement in this section.
4. The department shall adopt rules to administer this section.
Section History: Recent Form
2007 Acts, ch 146, § 1, 2; 2008 Acts, ch 1020, § 1--3; 2009 Acts,
ch 41, §39; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §31
Dental clinics, see § 280.7
See also § 135.105D, 139A.8, 299.4, 299.5, and 299.24