Section 6842 - Outreach and Health Education(a) Plan. Each community child health and disability prevention program shall develop, plan and implement community outreach and health education activities which are related to the community's needs and resources. Activities may include, but are not limited to, community organization, staff training, consultation with children and families, staff services to community child health and disability prevention program advisory boards, and the development and dissemination of informational and educational material for the public, potential users and providers of the program's services, advisory board members, local agencies and community groups.(b) Outreach. An outreach program shall be as follows:(1) Community child health and disability prevention programs shall develop outreach programs to involve persons in the use of preventive health services. Outreach and health education services shall be designed to ensure that the only reason eligible persons do not participate in the health assessment and referral for diagnosis and treatment portions of the program is because they intelligently and knowingly decline such participation for reasons unrelated to availability and accessibility of the health assessment, diagnosis and treatment services.(2) In cooperation with the community child health and disability prevention program, the governing body of every school district or private school which has children enrolled in kindergarten shall, at the time the parent or guardian registers a child in kindergarten, inform the parents or guardians as follows: (A) It is statutorily required that children provide, within 90 days after entrance into the first grade, either a certificate to the school documenting that within the prior 18 months the child has received the appropriate health assessment required by law, or a waiver signed by the parent or guardian indicating that they do not want or are unable to obtain such health assessments for their children.(B) The health assessment that is required is available from the child's usual source of health care, the local health department, some schools and other places in the community.(C) Rather than wait until the child actually enters first grade, it is advisable to get the health assessment as early as possible, preferably within six months prior to kindergarten entrance, at which time it is also required that the child's immunizations (a part of the total health assessment) be brought up to date.(3) The parents or guardians of children entering the first grade who do not have documentation that the appropriate health assessment has been done or waived shall be informed by the school at that time as follows: (A) It is statutorily required that children provide, within 90 days after entrance into the first grade, either a certificate to the school documenting that within the prior 18 months the child has received the appropriate health assessment required by law, or a waiver signed by the parent or guardian indicating that they do not want or are unable to obtain such health assessments for their children.(B) The health assessment that is required is available from the child's usual source of health care, the local health department, some schools and other places in the community.(c) Informing. Persons eligible to receive CHDP services shall be informed, using effective methods to involve them and in a language understandable to them, about the following: (1) The value of preventive health services.(3) The need for prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment of suspected disabilities.(4) The nature, scope and benefits of the Child Health and Disability Prevention Program.(d) Health Education. Health education, including anti-tobacco use education, shall be an integral part of the health assessment.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 6842
1. Amendment filed 11-28-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be filed within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 3-28-80.
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 3-27-80 (Register 80, No. 13).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-27-90 as an emergency pursuant to Section 12, Chapter 1331, Statutes of 1989; operative 2-27-90 (Register 90, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on 6-27-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-27-90 order transmitted to OAL 6-19-90 and filed 7-18-90 (Register 90, No. 38). Note: Authority cited: Sections 208 and 321, Health and Safety Code; and Section 12, Assembly Bill 75 (Chapter 1331, Statutes of 1989). Reference: Sections 321.2, 323.5, 324.2 and 24165.3, Health and Safety Code.
1. Amendment filed 11-28-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be filed within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 3-28-80.
2. Certificate of Compliance filed 3-27-80 (Register 80, No. 13).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 2-27-90 as an emergency pursuant to Section 12, Chapter 1331, Statutes of 1989; operative 2-27-90 (Register 90, No. 9). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on 6-27-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-27-90 order transmitted to OAL 6-19-90 and filed 7-18-90 (Register 90, No. 38).