Medical/Dental Forms and Policy

The Pennsylvania Public School Code Section 1402. Health Services (e) requires that students upon original entry, sixth grade and 11th grade be given a "comprehensive appraisal" of their health. Documentation of these private examinations shall be made and the report(s) provided to the District up to one year prior to the opening of the school year during which the District physician or dentist's examination is scheduled.

The Pennsylvania Public School Code 28 Section 23.3(a) states dental examinations shall be required on original entry into school and in grades three and seven. 

Private Examinations
Parents or guardians may submit a required medical or dental report of a private examination made at their own expense by their family physician or family dentist on a form approved by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health for this purpose in place of a medical or dental examination conducted by the District physician or dentist. Documentation of these private examinations shall be made and the report(s) provided to the District up to one year prior to the opening of the school year during which the District physician or dentist's examination is scheduled.