2604

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 754

(II) (III) PROVIDE A SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION
OF THE PROGRAM.

(4) EACH OF THE TWO AREAS OF THIS STATE SHALL BE
SERVED BY SEPARATE AND EQUAL COMPONENT PARTS. ONE PART OF
THE PROGRAM WILL BE OPERATED IN BALTIMORE CITY AND THE OTHER
IN CAROLINE COUNTY.

(B)  THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS
PROGRAM ARE:

(1)  TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM FOR THE
DELIVERY OF SUCH SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN TWO AREAS IN THIS STATE AS MAY BE
NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE OBSTACLES TO LEARNING;

(2)  TO PREPARE HAVE PREPARED TWO REGISTERED
NURSES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS
PEDIATRIC-SCHOOL NURSE PRACTITIONERS;

(3)  TO ASSIGN EACH PEDIATRIC-SCHOOL NURSE
PRACTITIONER WITH A HEALTH AIDE TO AN AREA THAT HAS
UNDERSERVED SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, USING ONE OR MORE SCHOOLS
AS THEIR FOCUS; AND

(4)  TO UTILIZE DATA GATHERED BETWEEN JULY 1,
1980 1981 TO JUNE 30, 1982 1983 TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF
THE INTERVENTION OF THE PEDIATRIC-SCHOOL NURSE PRACTITIONER
IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND LEARNING OF CHILDREN IN THE
SPECIFIED AREA AS MEASURED BY SELECTED INDICES.

(C) (1) FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE USED TO
ACQUIRE:

(I)  THE SERVICES OF ONE FULL-TIME
PEDIATRIC-SCHOOL NURSE PRACTITIONER AND ONE FULL-TIME HEALTH
AIDE II FROM THE CAROLINE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUREAU
OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; AND

(II)  THE SERVICES OF ONE FULL-TIME
PEDIATRIC-SCHOOL NURSE PRACTITIONER AND ONE FULL-TIME HEALTH
AIDE II FROM THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING.

(2)  THE LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS SHALL BE REIMBURSED
FOR THE PURCHASE OF NECESSARY SUPPLIES FOR THE PROGRAM.

(3)  THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
OR THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL DESIGNATE A
PART-TIME HEALTH RESEARCH DESIGN ANALYST:

(I)  TO PLAN THE DESIGN OF THE PROGRAM;

(II)  TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS
TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA DURING THE PROGRAM PERIOD; AND