Section 51.14. Medical examinations

(a) Medical examinations shall be required for students upon original entry into school and in grades 6 and 11 as provided by 28 Pa. Code § 23.2 (relating to medical examinations). For purposes of this section, ‘‘original entry into school’’ means entrance into kindergarten if it is part of the school system or into grade 1 if the school does not have a kindergarten.

(b) A complete medical examination, including appropriate visual and hearing evaluations, shall be made by a licensed physician at the expense of the parents prior to the entrance of the pupil into school. School medical examinations may be conducted by a school physician or by a family physician and shall be reported on forms supplied by the school.

The provisions of this § 51.14 adopted June 11, 1968, effective June 26, 1969; amended October 22, 1976, effective October 23, 1976, 6 Pa.B. 2665; amended August 19, 1988, effective August 20, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 3687. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (30536).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 51.14 amended under the Private Academic Schools Act (24 P. S. § § 6701—6721).