Ch. 553

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Education

7-415.

(a) (1) There is a School Health Pilot Program.

(2) The general purpose of the Program is to implement a model program in
two areas of this State in which portions of the population currently are underserved.

(3) The model program PROGRAM is designed to:

(i) Improve the health of school age children in this State; and

(ii) Provide a system for evaluation REPORT REPORTS ON THE
PERFORMANCE 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) (1) The specific purposes and objectives of the Program operated in
Baltimore City are:

(i) To encourage and promote appropriate and cost effective use of
health care services;

(ii) To reduce unnecessary use of hospital emergency room services;

[and]

(iii) To demonstrate the efficacy of involving parents, students, and
community organizations in school health programs, particularly with regard to recruiting
and retaining students in school health programs; and

(iv) To assess whether school health programs could be used as a basis
for advising other family members of the student of other sources of primary care.

(2) The specific purposes and objectives of the Program operated in
Caroline County are:

(i) To concentrate on the early identification, health counseling, and
referral for mental health problems to prevent suicides; and

(ii) To assess whether school health programs could be used as a basis
for advising other family members of the student of other sources of primary cart; AND

(III) TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING HEALTH AND REFERRAL SERVICES

FOR STUDENTS:

1. FIRST AID;

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