evaluation.
(c) The Department of Health, in conjunction with the
Department of Education, shall make available materials:
(1) That at a minimum explain the following:
(i) The importance of early diagnosis for mental health and
common challenges for students with undiagnosed or untreated
depression.
(ii) Related Federal and State privacy protections and
parental rights in relation to the health requirements of
children of school age.
(2) To school entities in print format, which shall also be
and posted on the publicly accessible Internet websites of the
Department of Health and the Department of Education.
(d) The academic records of a child of school age shall not
include the child's screening results or information indicating
whether a screening was completed.
(e) The Department of Health shall amend the standard
private or school physical examination of school age student
form to accommodate the depression screening required under
subsection (a). The form shall require the physician or other
qualified health care professional completing the form to
indicate confirmation that a depression screening was completed
or not completed or that the parent or guardian of the student
opted out of the screening. The physician or other qualified
health care professional who completes the screening may use
this form or a form that provides substantially similar
information to provide confirmation of the screening or that the
parent or guardian has opted out of the screening to the school
entity of the child of school age.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create,
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