2413.1 The Superintendent of Schools is authorized to accept public health services from the Commissioner of Public Health of the District of Columbia, to be provided to D.C. Public Schools students in a school setting, in accordance with the provisions of this section and any interagency agreement concerning school-based adolescent health centers executed by the D.C. Public Schools and the Commissioner of Public Health.

2413.2 Health services provided in adolescent health centers located in D.C. Public Schools shall be subject to the following limitations:

(a) Services shall not include the dispensing of prescription drugs and contraceptive devices;

(b) Services shall be provided by duly certified and licensed health professionals, acting under proper supervision, as appropriate;

(c) Services shall augment, supplement and/or complement D.C. Public Schools services in the areas of the physical, social, mental and emotional well-being of students, or, alternatively, fulfill an unmet health need that is evidenced within the general student population;

(d) Services shall be provided only during the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise stipulated in an interagency agreement between the D.C. Public Schools and the Commissioner of Public Health;

(e) Services shall be provided only to students currently enrolled in the school in which the center is located, except that such services may be provided to students previously enrolled within that school during the current school year, upon approval of the school principal, or to prospective students of the school as part of an enrollment process;

(f) Services shall be provided free of charge or at nominal cost to students and their parents, unless otherwise stipulated in an interagency agreement between the D.C. Public Schools and the Commissioner of Public Health. Nothing in this section should be read to relieve any insurer, Medicaid, or any similar third party from an otherwise valid obligation to pay for these health services; and

(g) Services shall be provided to minors only with parental or guardian consent to the specific kinds of services to be provided.

2413.3 A local School Health Center Advisory Council (LSHCAC) shall be established to provide advice and direction to each school-based adolescent health center. The LSHCAC shall be established prior to the provision of services by any center and shall determine whether or not and to what extent the center shall offer any family planning services beyond referral of students, subject to the limitations set out in § 2413.2(a).

2413.4 Each LSHCAC shall be comprised of school staff, community leaders, health professionals, parents and students. The exact composition of each LSHCAC shall be in accordance with an interagency agreement executed between the D.C. Public School and the Commissioner of Public Health.

2413.5 The Superintendent or his or her designee shall convene the initial meeting of each LSHCAC. At the first meeting, the members present shall select the leadership of the council.

2413.6 The LSHCAC shall provide advice to the local school administration, the Public Health Commissioner, the Superintendent and the Board of Education on matters related to the operation of the school-based health center, as it considers appropriate. It shall specifically advise on the following:

(a) The acceptability of the format and procedures used to inform parents of the school-based center and to gain their consent for utilization of the center by their children;

(b) The D.C. Public Schools' human sexuality curriculum and its use in the school in which the center is located;

(c) The adequacy of the integration of values education and human sexuality intervention, for example, the amount of emphasis given to sexual abstinence, drug avoidance, sound nutritional habits, preventive health care, and avoidance of other high-risk behavior common to teenagers, in the school-based center; and

(d) The adequacy of any center's provisions for the enhancement of parents' ability to counsel their own children with competence and confidence.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 8359 (December 25, 1987).

EDITOR'S NOTE: The phrase "Commission of Public Health" has been changed to read "Commissioner of Public Health."