PRINTER'S NO. 1835
No. 1312 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, COSTA, D. WHITE, O'PAKE, RAFFERTY, EARLL, BAKER, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, FONTANA, GORDNER, GREENLEAF, LOGAN, MUSTO, ORIE, PIPPY, ROBBINS, TOMLINSON, WASHINGTON AND WONDERLING, MARCH 14, 2008
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, MARCH 14, 2008
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An 2 act relating to the public school system, including certain 3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial 4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the 5 laws relating thereto," further providing for State 6 reimbursement for health services. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 2505.1(a) of the act of March 10, 1949 10 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, 11 amended July 13, 1979 (P.L.94, No.41), is amended to read: 12 Section 2505.1. State Reimbursement for Health Services.-- 13 (a) Every school district and joint school board which renders 14 health services to children of school age shall be reimbursed by 15 the Commonwealth on account of health services which conform to 16 standards approved by the Secretary of Health. Reimbursements 17 shall be paid by the Secretary of Health. The amount thereof 18 shall be the actual cost of the medical and dental services and 19 school nurse services as certified to the Secretary of Health,
1 less any charges deemed unreasonable by him, but for medical 2 services shall not for any school year exceed the sum of (1) one 3 dollar and sixty cents ($1.60) multiplied by the number of 4 children enrolled in a school for the entire school term of that 5 school year and for whom the school district or joint school 6 board maintains comprehensive health records as defined in 7 section 1402, and (2) a proportionate part of one dollar and 8 sixty cents ($1.60) for each child enrolled for a part of the 9 school term of that school year and for whom the school district 10 or joint school board maintains a comprehensive health record as 11 defined in section 1402, for dental services shall not for any 12 school year exceed the sum of (1) eighty cents ($.80) multiplied 13 by the number of children enrolled in a school for the entire 14 school term of that school year and for whom the school district 15 or joint school board maintains comprehensive health records as 16 defined in section 1402, and (2) a proportionate part of eighty 17 cents ($.80) for each child enrolled for a part of the school 18 term of that school year and for whom the school district or 19 joint school board maintains a comprehensive health record as 20 defined in section 1402, and for school nurse services shall not 21 for any school year exceed the sum of (1) [seven dollars 22 ($7.00)] twelve dollars ($12.00) multiplied by the number of 23 children enrolled in a school for the entire school term of that 24 school year, and (2) a proportionate part of [seven dollars 25 ($7.00)] twelve dollars ($12.00) for each child enrolled for a 26 part of the school term of that school year. 27 * * * 28 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. B12L24JS/20080S1312B1835 - 2 -