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An Act To Track the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  20-A MRSA §6455  is enacted to read:
§ 6455. Body mass index data
 
1.  Collection of data.   A school nurse shall collect body mass index data from students in the school administrative unit in accordance with rules of the Department of Health and Human Services.
 
2.  Reporting of data.   A school nurse shall report the data collected under subsection 1 to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
 
3.  Rules.   The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt routine technical rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to implement this section. The rules must at a minimum:
 
A.  Establish a schedule and protocol for the collection of data from students; and
 
B.  Provide a method for uniform reporting of the collected data to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
 
SUMMARY
This bill would create a protocol for all school nurses to follow in the collection of body mass index data from children and provide a method for uniform reporting to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.