Health Examinations – Update
Health Examinations: The Governor signed HB 5717 into law on Wednesday, July 16. This law states that a student that received a health exam within one year prior to starting the fifth grade in the 2007-2008 school year is not required to receive an additional health exam when the student attends school for the 2008-2009 school year, unless the student is starting school for the first time. While the need for this legislation has effectually been mooted by the emergency rules, the State Board has been in support of this legislation and is pleased to inform districts of the Governor’s action.
As a reminder, Public Act 95-0422, effective August 24, 2007, revised the School Code such that a health examination was required before entering the sixth grade of any public, private or parochial school, as opposed to entering the fifth grade of any public, private or parochial school (the Public Act did not change any of the other instances when a health examination is required). ISBE has been asked whether students who had received a health examination prior to entering the fifth grade in the 2007-08 school year will, because of the new law, again have to receive a health examination before entering the sixth grade in the 2008-2009 school year. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) earlier this summer filed emergency rules which make clear that such students would not have to receive another health examination.
The full legislation for HB 5717 can be found on the Illinois General Assembly’s website at: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=5717&GAID=9&GA=95&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=37337&SessionID=51.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Shafiqul Azam, Illinois State Board of Education, Data Analysis and Progress Reporting, at 217-782-3950 or by e-mail at mazam@isbe.net.
Health Requirements/Student
Health Data
Immunization User Guide For Electronic Submission. The
formerly paper-based data collection of the Immunization
School Survey Form (ISBE 70-11) is to be completed and reviewed
online via the ISBE Web Application Security (IWAS).
Immunization School Survey Results
Immunization
Status of School-Age Children in Illinois by School Year
Trends
in the Immunization Compliance Rate, Illinois K-12 Students
Trends in Protection Against Selected Communicable Diseases,
Illinois K-12 Students
Health
Forms
Diabetes
Public Act 93-0530.
An explanation of PA 93-0530 Diabetes Risk Assessment.
Diabetes Risk Assessment.
A Memorandum from Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
and Department of Human Services (DHS) explaining the enforcement
of PA 93-0530 Diabetes Risk Assessment.
Lead Screening
Lead Questionnaire.
(Updated October 2007)
The Childhood Lead Risk Assessment Questionnaire for Lead
Poisoning Screening.
Lead
Questionnaire
(Spanish)
High Risk Zip Codes.
(Updated) The Pediatric Lead Poisoning High Risk Zip
Code Areas for 2005 distributed by the IDPH.
Dental Health
School
Dental Examinations—Information Sheet
IDPH
Proof of School Dental Examination Form
IDPH
Dental Examination Waiver Form
Dental
Information--Data Entry Worksheet 
Student Health Data (Dental) Reporting Instructions (Updated 5/08)
IDPH
Rules & Regulations on immunization & dental requirements
Dental Survey Results
Dental Compliance Trends
Dental
Compliance and Dental Health Status of School-age Children
of Kindergarten, Second, and Sixth Grades in Illinois
Eye Health
School Eye Examinations—Information Sheet
Eye Examination Data Entry Worksheet (8/08)
Student Health Data (Eye Examination) Reporting Instructions–IWAS User Guide (10/08)
IDPH Eye Examination Report Form
IDPH Eye Examination Waiver Form
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