SB 343 - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2849
10/05
SENATE BILL 343
AN ACT relative to school based health services.
SPONSORS: Sen. Innis, Dist 7; Sen. Gray, Dist 6; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Rep. Wolf, Merr. 7
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows school districts to contract with a health care provider, health system, or community partner to establish a school based health center for the purpose of providing services to students beyond the scope of school nursing services.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2849
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to school based health services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; School Health Services. Amend RSA 200 by inserting after section 31 the following new section:
200:31-a School Based Health Services.
I. In this section:
(a) "School based health center" means a health clinic that:
(1) Is located in or near a school or school facility of a school corporation;
(2) Is organized or promoted through school, community, or health care provider relationships; and
(3) Provides primary health services to a student of the school corporation on a day that the student is in attendance at school by health care providers, in accordance with state and federal law.
(b) "School nursing services" refers to the responsibilities of a school nurse as described this chapter. The term does not include services provided in a school based health center or by an individual who is not employed by the school. School nursing services must be provided in accordance with all state and federal laws and regulations and the applicable standard of care.
II. A school district may contract with a health care provider, health system, or community partner to establish a school based health center for the purpose of providing services to students beyond the scope of school nursing services if the following requirements are met:
(a) The school based health center must be a distinct legal entity that is separate from the school district.
(b) The establishment of a school based health center may not replace the role of school nurses who are employed by the school corporation to provide first aid and emergency services.
(c) Student participation in services provided by a school based health center must be voluntary.
(d) The school based health center or school district may not offer an incentive to a student or parent of a student in exchange for participation in services provided by the school based health center.
(e) A student, if the student is an emancipated minor, or the student's parent or guardian if the student is an unemancipated minor, must provide written informed consent for the student to receive services at a school based health center.
(f) If the student is an unemancipated minor the parent or an adult approved by the parent must be present at the time the student receives services at a school based health center.
(g) Services provided at a school based health center must be provided by a health care provider.
(h) A health care provider employed by or working in a school based health center must maintain health records in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
(i) Except as required by law, a school or school corporation may not access a student's health records.
III. The state board of education shall adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 16, 2024 | Senate | Hearing |
Jan. 18, 2024: Pending Motion Interim Study; 01/18/2024; SJ 2
Jan. 18, 2024: Sen. Avard Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 01/18/2024; SJ 2
Jan. 18, 2024: Sen. Innis Moved to Remove SB 343 from the Consent Calendar; 01/18/2024; SJ 2
Jan. 16, 2024: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 01/18/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 3A
Jan. 9, 2024: Hearing: 01/16/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 3
Dec. 11, 2023: To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 1