(a) (1) A pupil, while enrolled in kindergarten in a public school, or while enrolled in first grade in a public school if the pupil was not previously enrolled in kindergarten in a public school, no later than May 31 of the school year, shall present proof of having received an oral health assessment by a licensed dentist, or other licensed or registered dental health professional operating within the professionalâs scope of practice, that was performed no earlier than 12 months before the date of the initial enrollment of the pupil. (2) For purposes of this section, âkindergartenâ includes both transitional kindergarten and kindergarten. The proof described in subdivision (a) shall be required only once during a two-year kindergarten program. (b) The parent or legal guardian of a pupil may be excused from complying with subdivision (a) by indicating on the form described in subdivision (d) that the oral health assessment could not be completed because of one or more of the reasons provided in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d). (c) A public school shall notify the parent or legal guardian of a pupil described in subdivision (a) concerning the assessment requirement. The notification, at a minimum, shall consist of a letter that includes all of the following: (1) An explanation of the administrative requirements of this section. (2) Information on the importance of primary teeth. (3) Information on the importance of oral health to overall health and to learning. (4) A toll-free telephone number to request an application for Medi-Cal or other government-subsidized health insurance programs. (5) Contact information for county public health departments. (6) A statement of privacy applicable under state and federal laws and regulations. (d) In order to ensure uniform data collection, the department, in consultation with the state dental director and interested persons, shall develop, revise as necessary, and make available on the internet website of the department, a standardized notification form as specified in subdivision (c) that shall be used by each school district. The standardized form shall include all of the following: (1) A section to be used by the licensed dentist or other licensed or registered dental health professional performing the assessment to record information that is consistent with the information collected on the oral health assessment form developed by the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. (2) A section in which the parent or legal guardian of a pupil can indicate the reason why an assessment could not be completed by marking the box next to the appropriate reason. The reasons for not completing an assessment shall include all of the following: (A) Completion of an assessment poses an undue financial burden on the parent or legal guardian. (B) Lack of access by the parent or legal guardian to a licensed dentist or other licensed or registered dental health professional. (C) The parent or legal guardian does not consent to an assessment. (3) (A) A section stating that, if a school or school district hosts a free oral health assessment event at which licensed dentists or other licensed or registered dental health professionals perform schoolsite assessments of pupils enrolled in the school, a pupil shall be given an oral health assessment unless the parent or legal guardian of the pupil has opted out of the schoolsite assessment pursuant to subparagraph (B). (B) A section in which the parent or legal guardian of a pupil can indicate that the parent or legal guardian does not consent to the pupil receiving the oral health assessment described in subparagraph (A). A failure to opt out of the pupil oral health assessment pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be deemed to be consent for dental treatment of any kind. (C) A section informing the parent or legal guardian that a pupil shall not receive dental treatment of any kind as part of the sc
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