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