Oklahoma § 70-1210.194 - Children afflicted with contagious disease or head
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 70-1210.194 — Children afflicted with contagious disease or head, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-1210.194. Children afflicted with contagious disease or head
lice.
A. Any child afflicted with a contagious disease or head lice
may be prohibited from attending a public, private, or parochial
school until such time as he is free from the contagious disease or
head lice.
B. Any child prohibited from attending school due to head lice
shall present to the appropriate school authorities, before the
child may reenter school, certification from a health professional
as defined by Section 2601 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes or
an authorized representative of the State Department of Health that
the child is no longer afflicted with head lice.
C. School districts and county or city-county health
departments may enter into agreements under the Interlocal
Cooperation Act for the purpose of providing assistance to the
school district by inspecting children who are returning to school
after an absence due to head lice to ensure that the child is no
longer afflicted with head lice.
D. If a school district and county or city-county health
department has entered into an agreement as authorized in subsection
C of this section, upon written authorization of the parent or
guardian of a child, the county or city-county health department may
provide treatment to the child for head lice.
Added by Laws 1970, c. 225, § 4, emerg. eff. April 15, 1970.
Amended by Laws 1984, c. 192, § 1, emerg. eff. May 14, 1984; Laws
1996, c. 43, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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