Specifications include, but are not limited to: The School Medical Advisor shall perform the following services and functions: Assist the superintendent of schools and their staff in establishing and revising health policies and procedures for board adoption; review health policies and nurses' standing orders when requested. The School Medical Advisor will coordinate and provide the school system with influenza vaccines, syringes, and other necessary materials. Immunizations will be limited to staff only and necessary if not provided by the school district's current medical insurance provider. (The current provider does not offer this service to the school district.) Examination of all students referred to the School Medical Advisor by the school nurse or district designee interprets or provides results. Parents will be provided recommendations as to the care necessary, provisions if any, that should be made at the school for the care and welfare of the student. Exams would include all students who do not have a family doctor and would otherwise be unable to attend school without a physical examination. Review individual student health records as required. Consult with planning and placement teams when medical problems interface with education. Examine teachers, custodians, and others in the employment of the Board of Education when requested to do so by the Board or when, in the School Medical Advisor's opinion, such examinations are necessary for the protection of health. The School Medical Advisor shall accept the report of an equivalent physical examination report by any reputable physician chosen by such employee or the medical advisor. Making such sanitary inspections of school buildings, as in such School Medical Advisor's opinion, are necessary for the protection of the health of students and employees. Take steps to preserve and improve the health of students per the requirements of the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut or the sanitary regulations in force in the City of Torrington in excluding and readmitting students and teachers or other school employees suspected of being ill, or ill, with any infectious disease. 2 | Page In cooperation with the Nurse Coordinator, interpret factors dealing with infectious disease control to teachers and nurses. Act as a liaison to the local health department as necessary. Act as a resource in the planning and implementing of the health education curriculum.