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216B.176 School-based health care programs provided by not-for-profit primary care centers.

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Page 1 of 1 216B.176 School-based health care programs provided by not-for-profit primary care centers. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a not-for-profit primary care center licensed <br>under KRS Chapter 216, which is a participant in the Kentucky Patient Access and Care <br>System of the Department for Medicaid Services, may enter into a written agreement with <br>a board of education to provide a school-based health care program. The agreement shall <br>include the following provisions: <br>(1) The services shall include basic primary care, episodic acute care, care for chronic conditions, and preventive health care for the pupils enrolled in the school; (2) The program shall be located in a public school; <br>(3) The program shall operate as a satellite of a licensed primary care center under the supervision of the medical director of the primary care center; (4) When in operation as a satellite of a primary care center, the program staff shall include a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse and <br>may be staffed with additional health care professionals appropriate for the services <br>being provided; and (5) The program may, under agreement with the school, participate in the school's health education program. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 40, effective July 15, 2010. -- Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 1, effective June 24, 2003.