ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1609

 

with committee amendments

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED: OCTOBER 7, 1996

 

      The Assembly Education Committee favorably reports Assembly Bill No. 1609 with committee amendments.

      Current law provides that, in place of a physical examination by the school physician, the school may accept the report of such an examination by any licensed physician. As amended by committee, this bill would also allow a school to accept a medical report based upon an examination by a nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist certified by the New Jersey Board of Nursing working in collaboration with a physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery within the State.        The committee amended the bill to require that the nurse work in collaboration with a physician and that if any deviations in health status are detected, the nurse refer the pupil to that physician.