South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-29-195 — Head lice; prerequisites to return of student to school; voucher for treatment products.
(A)A student sent home from school for having pediculosis (head lice) only may return to school upon presentation of evidence of treatment and upon a physical screening conducted by the school nurse or other person designated by the principal indicating an absence of pediculosis.
(B)The department shall make available to eligible families, through the county health departments, products or vouchers for products for the treatment of pediculosis. For purposes of this subsection, a family is eligible if a child in the family is a student in the public school system and the child receives Medicaid or free or reduced school meals.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 302, SECTION 1.
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