- (a) The Department of Health, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education of the Department of Education, and private healthcare providers shall maintain confidentiality of those individuals screened as authorized by law.
(b)
- (1) The division shall collect statistics on scoliosis screening activities in the state.
(2) The following information shall be reported annually:
- (A) The target population eligible for screening;
- (B) The number of children screened;
- (C) The number of children referred;
- (D) The number of children seen by a physician; and
- (E) The number of children diagnosed with scoliosis by a physician.
- (3) Note. Each category shall be listed by grades and by sex.
- (4) These findings shall be made available to the Department of Health on an annual basis for purposes of program evaluation.