*NOTE: This section was created by temporary legislation that will expire on July 26, 2023.*
(a) No later than August 19, 2022, DC Health shall report to the Council:
(1) The percentage of enrolled students that are non-compliant students by school and LEA; and
(2) The percentage of enrolled students that are non-compliant students by Ward of school.
(b)(1) From August 26, 2022, through November 30, 2022, on a biweekly basis, OSSE and DC Health shall coordinate to report to the Council the:
(A) Updated percentages of non-compliant students by the metrics set forth in [] subsection (a) of this section; and
(B) Total number of students, by school, coded as Excused absence – Immunization and Unexcused absence – Immunization.
(2) The reporting required in paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection may be a cumulative count of unique students over the prior 2-week period.
(c) The reporting required in subsections (a) and (b) of this section may utilize data suppression reporting techniques to protect medical and student record privacy when the value is under 10% or above 90%.
(d) Student immunization reports shall comply with medical privacy requirements and precautions pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, approved August 21, 1996 (110 Stat. 1936; 42 U.S.C. § 1320d et seq.), and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, approved August 21, 1974 (88 Stat. 571; 20 U.S.C. § 1232g), and any regulations issued pursuant to those Acts.
(Dec. 13, 2022, D.C. Law 24-204, § 202, 69 DCR 12689.)
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 202 of Back-to-School Safely Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-598, Nov. 1, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 202 of Back-to-School Safely Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-544, July 27, 2022, 0 DCR 0).
For temporary (225 days) creation of this section, see § 202 of Back-to-School Safely Temporary Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24-204, Dec. 13, 2022, 69 DCR 12689).
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