School Medical Director Services

The Vendor is required to provide physicians or nurse practitioners duly licensed or otherwise authorized to practice a health profession pursuant to applicable law to provide services as the director of health services (“school medical director”) for the board.
- School medical director shall be responsible for directly providing all of the medical services as outlined under nature of services required and, barring unforeseen circumstances, shall meet these responsibilities themselves.
- Requirement
• Performs the physical examination of the following individuals:
o Students without health certificates from personal family physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners in the following grades: kindergarten, first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth and eleventh grades.
o Any new entrants who have not received a private examination.
o Any student returning to school following an absence of more than 4 days due to illness or unknown cause who is without a certificate from a duly licensed physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner to determine that a health threat is not posed to the school community when appropriate.
o Any employee to determine their fitness for duty.
• Advises on the planning and requirements of state mandated immunization programs, including but not limited to reviewing, advising and consulting with school district officials regarding any requests for medical exemptions to immunizations.
• The examination of students participating in interscholastic athletics at prescheduled sports physical sessions at the start of the spring and winter sports season.
• Review of examinations of student athletes performed by their family physicians as requested by the building nurse.
• Summer session for physical exams in June and in July and August for fall sports
• Advises and administers emergency first aid when appropriate and advises school nurses in aspects of first aid.
• Performs student examinations as required by the committee on special education (CSE) referrals and reviews.
• Advises in aspects of the school health education program
• Acts as liaison between the district and student’s private physicians or other licensed treating health professionals.
• Assists in making decisions on the exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious or contagious disease.
• Assists in developing policies on the exclusion and readmission of students to gym and recess.
• Available to school nurses whenever medical advice is requested.
• Reviews and makes recommendations regarding home and hospital instruction requests when asked.
• Advises school district regarding policies pertaining to an exposure control program for blood borne pathogens.