{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.9152","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.9152","heading":"Screening pupils for scoliosis and other spinal disorders; guidelines; participation; written statement; short title of section.","body":"Sec. 9152.\n\nThe department, in cooperation with the department of education, shall develop guidelines for the screening of pupils in the schools of this state for scoliosis and other spinal disorders, including grades to be screened annually, reporting forms to be used, procedures for rescreening, and procedures for referral of children who fail the rescreening, and shall provide technical, educational, and other assistance to local public health departments for the implementation of scoliosis and other spinal disorder detection programs. In developing the guidelines, the department shall consult with public and private agencies and organizations involved in similar screening programs. The guidelines shall be distributed to all local health departments and school districts within this state.\n\nA pupil shall not be required to participate in a scoliosis or other spinal disorder screening program if a parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis of the pupil presents a written statement to the administrator of the pupil's school stating that participation in a spinal disorder screening program violates the personal religious beliefs of the pupil, parent, guardian, or person in loco parentis.\n\nThis section shall be known and may be cited as \"the Ogonowski scoliosis screening act\".","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-9152","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"cf00704f4e81426770b88415864c8d06280911380c0592817f28f201fab713b2","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.9145","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.9155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}