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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 22

(1)   ADEQUATE SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

(2)   INSTRUCTION IN HEALTH EDUCATION; AND

(3)   A HEALTHFUL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

(B) DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE JOINTLY SHALL:

(1)   DEVELOP PUBLIC STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR
SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS; AND

(2)    OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THE COUNTY BOARDS AND
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §85.

The only changes are in style.

7-402. IMMUNIZATIONS.

(A)   RULES AND REGULATIONS.

(1)    IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE BOARD AND THE
MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL FACULTY OF MARYLAND, THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE SHALL ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS REGARDING THE IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED OF CHILDREN
ENTERING SCHOOLS.

(2)   THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL:

(I) BE ADOPTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT; AND

III) PROVIDE THAT ANY CHILD MAY HAVE THE
IMMUNIZATION ADMINISTERED BY HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.

(B)   EXCEPTION.

UNLESS THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
DECLARES AN EMERGENCY OR AN EPIDEMIC OF DISEASE, A CHILD
WHOSE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OBJECTS IN WRITING TO IMMUNIZATION
ON THE GROUND THAT IT CONFLICTS WITH THE TENETS AND PRACTICE
OF A RECOGNIZED CHURCH OR RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION OF WHICH HE
IS AN ADHERENT OR MEMBER MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A
PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION OF IMMUNIZATION TO BE ADMITTED TO
SCHOOL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §84.

The only changes are in style.

7-403. HEARING AND VISION SCREENING TESTS.