Adelanto ESD
Administrative Regulation
AR 5141.22
Students

Infectious Diseases
In determining whether to exclude a child with a suspected or diagnosed infectious disease, the Superintendent or designee shall consult the child's parent/guardian and the student's physician and/or the County Health Department, as required by law. The Superintendent or designee also may refer to the State Department of Health Services document Control of Communicable Disease in California for assistance in this determination.

Confidentiality

The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that student confidentiality rights are strictly observed in accordance with law. No district employee shall release medical information, including knowledge of a bloodborne pathogen infection, without written consent from the parent/guardian. Such information may be shared only with those persons specifically named in the written permission.

(cf. 5141.21 - Administering Medication)

Review Team

The parent/guardian of a student with HIV/AIDS may ask the Superin- tendent or designee to convene a review panel to make recom-mendations regarding appropriate programs and services. The parent/ guardian must provide written permission for the disclosure of confidential information to each review panel member.



Regulation ADELANTO SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: September 5, 1995 Adelanto, California

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