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| 1 | - | WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 195 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | - | – 1 – | |
| 4 | - | Chapter 195 | |
| 5 | - | (House Bill 522) | |
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | - | AN ACT concerning | |
| 3 | + | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LA W. | |
| 4 | + | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | + | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | + | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | + | amendment. | |
| 8 | + | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | + | *hb0522* | |
| 8 | 10 | ||
| 9 | - | Public Schools – Student Telehealth Appointments – Policy State Guidelines, | |
| 10 | - | Policies, and Access | |
| 11 | + | HOUSE BILL 522 | |
| 12 | + | F1 (4lr0740) | |
| 13 | + | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | + | — Ways and Means/Education, Energy, and the Environment — | |
| 15 | + | Introduced by Delegates D. Jones and Fair, Fair, Ebersole, Feldmark, Grossman, | |
| 16 | + | Mireku–North, Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Vogel, Wells, and Wilkins | |
| 11 | 17 | ||
| 12 | - | FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland | |
| 13 | - | Department of Health jointly to adopt certain State guidelines for school health | |
| 14 | - | services regarding student access to telehealth appointments during the school day in | |
| 15 | - | public middle and high schools in the State; requiring each county board of education | |
| 16 | - | to establish a policy to accommodate students who need to participate in telehealth | |
| 17 | - | appointments during the school day; requiring each public middle and high school to | |
| 18 | - | designate a space that meets certain requirements for student telehealth | |
| 19 | - | appointments certain student telehealth policy; and generally relating to student | |
| 20 | - | access to telehealth in public schools. | |
| 18 | + | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
| 21 | 19 | ||
| 22 | - | BY adding to | |
| 23 | - | Article – Education | |
| 24 | - | Section 4–142 | |
| 25 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 26 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 20 | + | _______________________________________________ | |
| 21 | + | Proofreader. | |
| 22 | + | _______________________________________________ | |
| 23 | + | Proofreader. | |
| 27 | 24 | ||
| 28 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 29 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 25 | + | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 30 | 26 | ||
| 31 | - | ||
| 27 | + | _______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 32 | 28 | ||
| 33 | - | 4–142. | |
| 29 | + | ______________________________________________ | |
| 30 | + | Speaker. | |
| 34 | 31 | ||
| 35 | - | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “TELEHEALTH ” MEANS A MODE OF DELI VERING | |
| 36 | - | HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE US E OF TELECOMMUNICATI ONS | |
| 37 | - | TECHNOLOGIES BY A HE ALTH CARE PRACTITION ER TO A PATIENT AT A DIFFERENT | |
| 38 | - | PHYSICAL LOCATION TH AN THE HEALTH CARE P RACTITIONER. | |
| 32 | + | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 39 | 33 | ||
| 40 | - | (B) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHA LL ESTABLISH A POLIC Y TO ACCOMMODATE | |
| 41 | - | STUDENTS WHO NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN TELEHEALTH APPOINTME NTS | |
| 42 | - | SCHEDULED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. | |
| 34 | + | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 43 | 35 | ||
| 44 | - | ||
| 45 | - | ||
| 36 | + | Public Schools – Student Telehealth Appointments – Policy State Guidelines, 2 | |
| 37 | + | Policies, and Access 3 | |
| 46 | 38 | ||
| 47 | - | (1) DESIGNATE A SPACE FOR STUDENT TELEHEALTH A PPOINTMENTS | |
| 48 | - | THAT: Ch. 195 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND | |
| 39 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring the State Department of Education and the Maryland 4 | |
| 40 | + | Department of Health jointly to adopt certain State guidelines for school health 5 | |
| 41 | + | services regarding student access to telehealth appointments during the school day in 6 | |
| 42 | + | public middle and high schools in the State; requiring each county board of education 7 | |
| 43 | + | to establish a policy to accommodate students who need to participate in telehealth 8 | |
| 44 | + | appointments during the school day; requiring each public middle and high school to 9 | |
| 45 | + | designate a space that meets certain requirements for student telehealth 10 | |
| 46 | + | appointments certain student telehealth policy; and generally relating to student 11 | |
| 47 | + | access to telehealth in public schools. 12 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | - | ||
| 49 | + | BY adding to 13 2 HOUSE BILL 522 | |
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | (I) IS A PRIVATE SPACE IN THE SCHOOL ; | |
| 53 | 51 | ||
| 54 | - | (II) HAS INTERNET ACCESS ; | |
| 52 | + | Article – Education 1 | |
| 53 | + | Section 4–142 2 | |
| 54 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 3 | |
| 55 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 4 | |
| 55 | 56 | ||
| 56 | - | (III) INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE SEATING OPTION WITH A FLAT | |
| 57 | - | SURFACE AND ELECTRIC AL OUTLET NEARBY TO ACCOMMODATE PLACEMEN T OF A | |
| 58 | - | LAPTOP DEVICE ; AND | |
| 57 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5 | |
| 58 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6 | |
| 59 | 59 | ||
| 60 | - | ||
| 60 | + | Article – Education 7 | |
| 61 | 61 | ||
| 62 | - | (2) IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO ENSURE T HE SAFETY AND PRIVAC Y OF | |
| 63 | - | A STUDENT PARTICIPAT ING IN A TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENT . | |
| 62 | + | 4–142. 8 | |
| 64 | 63 | ||
| 65 | - | (B) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT AND THE | |
| 66 | - | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE | |
| 67 | - | STAKEHOLDERS DESCRIB ED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , JOINTLY | |
| 68 | - | SHALL DEVELOP STATE GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL HEALTH SERVIC ES REGARDING | |
| 69 | - | THE AVAILABILITY FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATIO N IN TELEHEALTH APPO INTMENTS | |
| 70 | - | DURING THE SCHOOL DA Y ON THE PREMISES OF PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HI GH SCHOOLS | |
| 71 | - | IN THE STATE. | |
| 64 | + | (A) IN THIS SECTION , “TELEHEALTH ” MEANS A MODE OF DELI VERING 9 | |
| 65 | + | HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE USE OF T ELECOMMUNICATIONS 10 | |
| 66 | + | TECHNOLOGIES BY A HE ALTH CARE PRACTITION ER TO A PATIENT AT A DIFFERENT 11 | |
| 67 | + | PHYSICAL LOCATION TH AN THE HEALTH CARE PRACTITI ONER. 12 | |
| 72 | 68 | ||
| 73 | - | ( | |
| 74 | - | ||
| 75 | - | THE | |
| 69 | + | (B) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHA LL ESTABLISH A POLIC Y TO ACCOMMODATE 13 | |
| 70 | + | STUDENTS WHO NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN TELEH EALTH APPOINTMENTS 14 | |
| 71 | + | SCHEDULED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. 15 | |
| 76 | 72 | ||
| 77 | - | (I) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS ; | |
| 73 | + | (C) THE POLICY ESTABLISHE D UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION 16 | |
| 74 | + | SHALL REQUIRE EACH MIDDLE A ND HIGH SCHOOL TO : 17 | |
| 78 | 75 | ||
| 79 | - | (II) MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOO L PRINCIPALS; | |
| 76 | + | (1) DESIGNATE A SPACE FOR STUDENT TELEHEALTH A PPOINTMENTS 18 | |
| 77 | + | THAT: 19 | |
| 80 | 78 | ||
| 81 | - | (III) SCHOOL NURSES , OTHER SCHOOL –BASED HEALTH AND | |
| 82 | - | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PR OVIDERS, AND OTHER SUPPORT PE RSONNEL; | |
| 79 | + | (I) IS A PRIVATE SPACE IN THE SCHOOL; 20 | |
| 83 | 80 | ||
| 84 | - | ( | |
| 81 | + | (II) HAS INTERNET ACCESS ; 21 | |
| 85 | 82 | ||
| 86 | - | (V) PARENTS; AND | |
| 83 | + | (III) INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE SEATING OPTION WITH A FLAT 22 | |
| 84 | + | SURFACE AND ELECTRICAL OUTLET NE ARBY TO ACCOMMODATE PLACEMENT OF A 23 | |
| 85 | + | LAPTOP DEVICE ; AND 24 | |
| 87 | 86 | ||
| 88 | - | (VI) THE MARYLAND CONSORTIUM ON COORDINATED | |
| 89 | - | COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. | |
| 87 | + | (IV) IS NOT A BATHROOM OR CLOSET; AND 25 | |
| 90 | 88 | ||
| 91 | - | (3) IN DEVELOPING THE STATE GUIDELINES UNDE R PARAGRAPH (1) | |
| 92 | - | OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE DEPARTMENT AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF | |
| 93 | - | HEALTH SHALL CONSIDER OPERATIONAL , LEGAL, AND FINANCIAL ISSUES , | |
| 94 | - | INCLUDING: WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 195 | |
| 89 | + | (2) IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AN D PRIVACY OF 26 | |
| 90 | + | A STUDENT PARTICIPAT ING IN A TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENT . 27 | |
| 95 | 91 | ||
| 96 | - | – 3 – | |
| 92 | + | (B) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT AND THE 28 | |
| 93 | + | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE 29 | |
| 94 | + | STAKEHOLDERS DESCRIB ED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , JOINTLY 30 | |
| 95 | + | SHALL DEVELOP STATE GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL HEALTH SERVIC ES REGARDING 31 | |
| 96 | + | THE AVAILABILITY FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN TEL EHEALTH APPOINTMENTS 32 HOUSE BILL 522 3 | |
| 97 | 97 | ||
| 98 | - | (I) EQUITY AND PRIORITIZAT ION OF ACCESS; | |
| 99 | 98 | ||
| 100 | - | (II) STUDENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIB ILITIES, | |
| 101 | - | INCLUDING STUDENT PR IVACY, INFORMED CONSENT , PARENTAL CONSENT , AND | |
| 102 | - | COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARENTS; | |
| 99 | + | DURING THE SCHOOL DA Y ON THE PREMISES OF PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HI GH SCHOOLS 1 | |
| 100 | + | IN THE STATE. 2 | |
| 103 | 101 | ||
| 104 | - | (III) SCHOOL SYSTEM RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ; | |
| 102 | + | (2) THE DEPARTMENT AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF 3 | |
| 103 | + | HEALTH SHALL CONSULT WITH A BROAD RANGE O F STAKEHOLDERS IN DEVELOPING 4 | |
| 104 | + | THE STATE GUIDELINES UNDE R PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , INCLUDING: 5 | |
| 105 | 105 | ||
| 106 | - | (IV) THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBIL ITIES OF HEALTH CARE | |
| 107 | - | PROVIDERS PROVIDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES , INCLUDING INFORMED C ONSENT, | |
| 108 | - | COLLECTION OF MEDICA L HISTORY AND INSURA NCE INFORMATION , FOLLOW–UP | |
| 109 | - | CARE, AND PATIENT COMMUNIC ATIONS; | |
| 106 | + | (I) LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS ; 6 | |
| 110 | 107 | ||
| 111 | - | (V) THE ROLE AND RESPONSI BILITIES OF SCHO OL NURSES AND | |
| 112 | - | OTHER SCHOOL –BASED HEALTH , BEHAVIORAL HEALTH , AND OTHER SUPPORT | |
| 113 | - | PERSONNEL; | |
| 108 | + | (II) MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOO L PRINCIPALS; 7 | |
| 114 | 109 | ||
| 115 | - | (VI) THE ROLE OF THE STUDE NT HEALTH PLAN ; | |
| 110 | + | (III) SCHOOL NURSES , OTHER SCHOOL –BASED HEALTH AND 8 | |
| 111 | + | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PR OVIDERS, AND OTHER SUPPORT PERSONNEL ; 9 | |
| 116 | 112 | ||
| 117 | - | (VII) TELEHEALTH SERVICES R ELATED TO A STUDENT ’S | |
| 118 | - | INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCA TION PROGRAM OR SECTION 504 PLAN; | |
| 113 | + | (IV) HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF VARIOUS PRACTICE AREAS; 10 | |
| 119 | 114 | ||
| 120 | - | (VIII) PROTOCOLS TO PROVIDE IN–PERSON SUPPORT IF | |
| 121 | - | TELEHEALTH APPOINTME NTS CREATE A CHALLEN GE TO A STUDENT RETU RNING TO | |
| 122 | - | THE CLASSROOM , ESPECIALLY RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH COU NSELING OR | |
| 123 | - | TREATMENT ; | |
| 115 | + | (V) PARENTS; AND 11 | |
| 124 | 116 | ||
| 125 | - | ( | |
| 126 | - | ||
| 117 | + | (VI) THE MARYLAND CONSORTIUM ON COORDINATED 12 | |
| 118 | + | COMMUNITY SUPPORTS. 13 | |
| 127 | 119 | ||
| 128 | - | ( | |
| 129 | - | ||
| 130 | - | ||
| 131 | - | ||
| 120 | + | (3) IN DEVELOPING THE STATE GUIDELINES UNDE R PARAGRAPH (1) 14 | |
| 121 | + | OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE DEPARTMENT AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF 15 | |
| 122 | + | HEALTH SHALL CONSIDER OPERATIONAL , LEGAL, AND FINANCIAL ISSUES , 16 | |
| 123 | + | INCLUDING: 17 | |
| 132 | 124 | ||
| 133 | - | (XI) SCHOOL SYSTEM , PARENT, AND HEALTH CARE PROV IDER | |
| 134 | - | LIABILITY; | |
| 125 | + | (I) EQUITY AND PRIORITIZA TION OF ACCESS; 18 | |
| 135 | 126 | ||
| 136 | - | (XII) HEALTH INSURANCE , INCLUDING MEDICAID; | |
| 127 | + | (II) STUDENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIB ILITIES, 19 | |
| 128 | + | INCLUDING STUDENT PR IVACY, INFORMED CONSENT, PARENTAL CONSENT , AND 20 | |
| 129 | + | COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARENTS; 21 | |
| 137 | 130 | ||
| 138 | - | (XIII) THE FEASIBILITY OF DE SIGNATING A SCHOOL B UILDING | |
| 139 | - | SPACE THAT: | |
| 140 | - | Ch. 195 2024 LAWS OF MARYLAND | |
| 131 | + | (III) SCHOOL SYSTEM RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ; 22 | |
| 141 | 132 | ||
| 142 | - | – 4 – | |
| 143 | - | 1. IS PRIVATE AND SAFE T O ALLOW FOR CONFIDEN TIAL | |
| 144 | - | CONVERSATIO N BETWEEN A HEALTH C ARE PROVIDER AND A S TUDENT; | |
| 133 | + | (IV) THE ROLE AND RESPONSI BILITIES OF HEALTH C ARE 23 | |
| 134 | + | PROVIDERS PROVIDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES , INCLUDING INFORMED C ONSENT, 24 | |
| 135 | + | COLLECTION OF MEDIC AL HISTORY AND INSUR ANCE INFORMATION , FOLLOW–UP 25 | |
| 136 | + | CARE, AND PATIENT COMMUNIC ATIONS; 26 | |
| 145 | 137 | ||
| 146 | - | 2. HAS INTERNET ACCESS ; | |
| 138 | + | (V) THE ROLE AND RESPONSI BILITIES OF SCHOOL N URSES AND 27 | |
| 139 | + | OTHER SCHOOL –BASED HEALTH , BEHAVIORAL HEALTH , AND OTHER SUPPORT 28 | |
| 140 | + | PERSONNEL; 29 | |
| 147 | 141 | ||
| 148 | - | 3. INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE SEATING OPTION WITH A | |
| 149 | - | FLAT SURFACE AND A N EARBY ELECTRICAL OUT LET TO ACCOMMODATE P LACEMENT | |
| 150 | - | OF A LAPTOP DEVICE ; AND | |
| 142 | + | (VI) THE ROLE OF THE STUDE NT HEALTH PLAN; 30 4 HOUSE BILL 522 | |
| 151 | 143 | ||
| 152 | - | 4. IS NOT A BATHROOM OR CLOSET; AND | |
| 153 | 144 | ||
| 154 | - | (XIV) ANY OTHER ISSUES DETE RMINED RELEVANT BY T HE | |
| 155 | - | DEPARTMENT , THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OR A STAKEHOLDER . | |
| 156 | 145 | ||
| 157 | - | ( | |
| 158 | - | ||
| 146 | + | (VII) TELEHEALTH SERVICES R ELATED TO A STUDENT ’S 1 | |
| 147 | + | INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCA TION PROGRAM OR SECTION 504 PLAN; 2 | |
| 159 | 148 | ||
| 160 | - | ( | |
| 161 | - | ||
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | ||
| 149 | + | (VIII) PROTOCOLS TO PROVIDE IN–PERSON SUPPORT IF 3 | |
| 150 | + | TELEHEALTH APPOINTME NTS CREATE A CHALLEN GE TO A STUDENT RETU RNING TO 4 | |
| 151 | + | THE CLASSROOM , ESPECIALLY RELATING TO MEN TAL HEALTH COUNSELIN G OR 5 | |
| 152 | + | TREATMENT ; 6 | |
| 164 | 153 | ||
| 165 | - | ( | |
| 166 | - | ||
| 154 | + | (IX) PROTOCOLS FOR MISSED INSTRUCTION DUE TO S TANDING 7 | |
| 155 | + | OR CONSISTENTLY SCHE DULED APPOINTMENTS ; 8 | |
| 167 | 156 | ||
| 168 | - | (1) PUBLISHES THE STUDENT TELEHEALTH POLICY IN THE STUDENT | |
| 169 | - | HANDBOOK ; AND | |
| 157 | + | (X) OPERATIONAL ISSUES , INCLUDING COORDINATI ON OF 9 | |
| 158 | + | SERVICES, APPROVAL AND VERIFIC ATION OF APPOINTMENTS , INCLUDING 10 | |
| 159 | + | APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE O R CONSENT, SCHOOL RESOURCE 11 | |
| 160 | + | ALLOCATION, AND THE USE OF TREAT MENT SPACE; 12 | |
| 170 | 161 | ||
| 171 | - | ( | |
| 172 | - | ||
| 162 | + | (XI) SCHOOL SYSTEM , PARENT, AND HEALTH CARE PROV IDER 13 | |
| 163 | + | LIABILITY; 14 | |
| 173 | 164 | ||
| 174 | - | (E) ON REQUEST , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE TECHNICAL | |
| 175 | - | ASSISTANCE TO A COUN TY BOARD TO ESTABLISH THE STUDENT TELEHEAL TH | |
| 176 | - | POLICY REQUIRED UNDE R THIS SECTION. | |
| 165 | + | (XII) HEALTH INSURANCE , INCLUDING MEDICAID; 15 | |
| 177 | 166 | ||
| 178 | - | (F) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUE D TO REQUIRE: | |
| 167 | + | (XIII) THE FEASIBILITY OF DE SIGNATING A SCHOOL B UILDING 16 | |
| 168 | + | SPACE THAT: 17 | |
| 179 | 169 | ||
| 180 | - | (1) REQUIRE A SCHOOL TO CONSTRUC T AN ADDITION OR A N EW | |
| 181 | - | SPACE TO A SCHOOL BU ILDING TO PROVIDE A PRIVATE SPACE TO COMPLY WITH THE | |
| 182 | - | STUDENT TELEHEALTH P OLICY REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION; OR | |
| 170 | + | 1. IS PRIVATE AND SAFE T O ALLOW FOR CONFIDEN TIAL 18 | |
| 171 | + | CONVERSATION BETWEEN A HEALTH CARE PROVID ER AND A STUDENT ; 19 | |
| 183 | 172 | ||
| 184 | - | (2) ALTER THE RESPONSIBIL ITIES OF A HEALTH CA RE PROVIDER | |
| 185 | - | REGARDING THE DISCLO SURE OF MEDICAL RECO RDS UNDER TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 3 WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 195 | |
| 173 | + | 2. HAS INTERNET ACCESS ; 20 | |
| 186 | 174 | ||
| 187 | - | ||
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | ||
| 175 | + | 3. INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE SEATING OPTION W ITH A 21 | |
| 176 | + | FLAT SURFACE AND A N EARBY ELECTRICAL OUT LET TO ACCOMMODATE P LACEMENT 22 | |
| 177 | + | OF A LAPTOP DEVICE ; AND 23 | |
| 190 | 178 | ||
| 191 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July | |
| 192 | - | 1, 2024. | |
| 179 | + | 4. IS NOT A BATHROOM OR CLOSET; AND 24 | |
| 193 | 180 | ||
| 194 | - | Approved by the Governor, April 25, 2024. | |
| 181 | + | (XIV) ANY OTHER ISSUES DETE RMINED RELEVANT BY T HE 25 | |
| 182 | + | DEPARTMENT , THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OR A STAKEHOLDE R. 26 | |
| 183 | + | ||
| 184 | + | (4) THE STATE BOARD SHALL ADOPT THE STATE GUIDELINES 27 | |
| 185 | + | DEVELOPED UNDER PARA GRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION . 28 | |
| 186 | + | ||
| 187 | + | (C) BEFORE THE START OF T HE 2025–2026 SCHOOL YEAR , EACH COUNTY 29 | |
| 188 | + | BOARD SHALL ADOPT AN D IMPLEMENT A STUDEN T TELEHEALTH POLICY IN 30 HOUSE BILL 522 5 | |
| 189 | + | ||
| 190 | + | ||
| 191 | + | ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE GUIDELINES ADOP TED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF 1 | |
| 192 | + | THIS SECTION. 2 | |
| 193 | + | ||
| 194 | + | (D) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHA LL ENSURE THAT THE L OCAL SCHOOL 3 | |
| 195 | + | SYSTEM: 4 | |
| 196 | + | ||
| 197 | + | (1) PUBLISHES THE STUDENT TELEHEALTH POLICY IN THE STUDENT 5 | |
| 198 | + | HANDBOOK ; AND 6 | |
| 199 | + | ||
| 200 | + | (2) MAKES SCHOOL PERSONNE L AWARE OF STUDENT T ELEHEALTH 7 | |
| 201 | + | POLICY OBJECTIVES AN D REQUIREMENTS . 8 | |
| 202 | + | ||
| 203 | + | (E) ON REQUEST , THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE TECHNICAL 9 | |
| 204 | + | ASSISTANCE TO A COUN TY BOARD TO ESTABLIS H THE STUDENT TELEHE ALTH 10 | |
| 205 | + | POLICY REQUIRED UNDE R THIS SECTION. 11 | |
| 206 | + | ||
| 207 | + | (F) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUE D TO REQUIRE: 12 | |
| 208 | + | ||
| 209 | + | (1) REQUIRE A SCHOOL TO CONSTRUC T AN ADDITION OR A N EW 13 | |
| 210 | + | SPACE TO A SCHOOL BU ILDING TO PROVIDE A PRIVATE SPACE TO COM PLY WITH THE 14 | |
| 211 | + | STUDENT TELEHEALTH P OLICY REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION; OR 15 | |
| 212 | + | ||
| 213 | + | (2) ALTER THE RESPONSIBIL ITIES OF A HEALTH CA RE PROVIDER 16 | |
| 214 | + | REGARDING THE DISCLO SURE OF MEDICAL RECO RDS UNDER TITLE 4, SUBTITLE 3 17 | |
| 215 | + | OF THE HEALTH – GENERAL ARTICLE, INCLUDING THE AUTHOR ITY TO DISCLOSE A 18 | |
| 216 | + | MEDICAL RECORD IN TH E CASE OF AN EMERGEN CY. 19 | |
| 217 | + | ||
| 218 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall ta ke effect July 20 | |
| 219 | + | 1, 2024. 21 | |
| 220 | + | ||
| 221 | + | ||
| 222 | + | ||
| 223 | + | Approved: | |
| 224 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 225 | + | Governor. | |
| 226 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 227 | + | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 228 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 229 | + | President of the Senate. |