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Amy Paulin's Albany: Amy's Bill Gives Parents Year to Get Physicals
Posted on Wednesday, June 25 @ 08:04:08 EDT by jfbailey
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WPCNR'S AMY PAULIN'S ALBANY. From District 88 Assemblywoman Amy Paulin. June 25, 2003:Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D-Scarsdale) today announced Assembly passage of a law she authored that gives parents and physicians more time to schedule children’s health exams and obtain the required health certificates for submission to schools. Currently, the exam must take place 90 days prior to submission. Paulin’s law will give parents up to 12 months to obtain the health certificate.
“I well remember the June rush to get my kids to the pediatrician in order to have their health certificates completed in time for the next school year,” said Assemblywoman Paulin. “This bill makes it easier for parents and pediatricians to schedule children’s physicals in a timely manner in order to meet school requirements.”
“Child health care professionals, including the NYS District of the American Academy of Pediatrics, have long been advocating for a change in Section 903 of the Education Law to make the school health certificate requirements more consistent with current medical practice standards,” said Adrienne Weiss-Harrison, M.D. Medical Director/School Physician for the City School District of New Rochelle. “I applaud Assemblywoman Paulin for her leadership and her attention to this issue. This measure will facilitate children receiving regular health care in their “medical home,” which is the office of their primary pediatric health care practitioner, on a schedule which meets the needs of the family.”
As a Board-certified Pediatrician and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics with experience in office practice and in School Health, Dr. Weiss-Harrison has a unique perspective on School Health regulations and how impractical the previous requirement has been for parents, pediatric health practitioners, and school nurses.
In addition, this bill changes the school grades in which certificates must be presented to provide school districts with greater flexibility to protect the public health and also adds physician assistant and nurse practitioner to the list of persons who may sign a health certificate.
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