N.Y. Education Law § 901: School health services to be provided

§ 901. School health services to be provided. 1. School health

services, as defined in subdivision two of this section, shall be

provided by each school district for all students attending the public

schools in this state, except in the city school district of the city of

New York, as provided in this article. School health services shall

include the services of a registered professional nurse, if one is

employed, and shall also include such services as may be rendered as

provided in this article in examining students for the existence of

disease or disability and in testing the eyes and ears of such students.

2. School health services for the purposes of this article shall mean

the several procedures, including, but not limited to, medical

examinations, dental inspection and/or screening, scoliosis screening,

vision screening and audiometer tests, designed to determine the health

status of the child; to inform parents or other persons in parental

relation to the child, pupils and teachers of the individual child's

health condition subject to federal and state confidentiality laws; to

guide parents, children and teachers in procedures for preventing and

correcting defects and diseases; to instruct the school personnel in

procedures to take in case of accident or illness; to survey and make

necessary recommendations concerning the health and safety aspects of

school facilities and the provision of health information.