{"id":1047,"date":"2025-07-02T12:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/?page_id=1047"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:19:42","slug":"office-encounters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/office-encounters\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1047\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1047-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1047-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1047-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_nav_menu panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"dashboard-navigation-menu panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1047-0-0-0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Dashboard Navigation Menu<\/h3><div class=\"menu-school-health-data-dashboards-container\"><ul id=\"menu-school-health-data-dashboards\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-1030\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page first-menu-item menu-item-1030\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1040\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1040\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/demographics\/\">Demographics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1052\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1052\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/school-programs\/\">School Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1051\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1051\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/chronic-conditions\/\">Chronic Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1050\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1050\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/level-of-care\/\">Level of Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1049\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1049\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/office-encounters\/\">Office Encounters<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1085\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page last-menu-item menu-item-1085\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-data-dashboards\/medications\/\">Medications<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1047-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The data reported enhances our understanding of the frequency of health office visits encountered by the school health staff, resulting in a sick or injured child being sent home, permitted to stay in school\/return to class, or requiring emergency transport.<\/p>\n<p>The data is self-reported by the school division. 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LPNs are supervised and report directly to licensed Registered Nurses, Physicians, and Nurse Practitioners.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) or Health Aide<\/b>:<br \/>\nAn unlicensed paraprofessional trained to provide care to individuals. UAPs are restricted in their scope of responsibilities and perform duties assigned under the direct supervision of a registered nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Paraprofessionals:<\/strong><br \/>\nAlso known as paraeducators, special education paraprofessionals, teaching assistants, instructional assistants, or edtech, are appropriately trained employees who assist and are supervised by qualified professional staff. In a school, UAP may be paraprofessionals, classroom assistants, administrators, teachers, bus monitors or drivers, playground attendants, office staff or health aides.<\/p>\n<p><b>Registered Nurse (RN)<\/b><b>:<br \/>\n<\/b>A healthcare professional responsible for components of a school health program for a school population as defined by the school division.<\/p>\n<p><b>Full-time School Health Personnel:<\/b><br \/>\nPersonnel employed by or contracted by the local school division to provide school health services. To be considered full-time, employees must work 30+ hours a week while school is in session.<\/p>\n<p><b>Part-time School Health Personnel:<\/b><br \/>\nPersonnel employed by or contracted by the local school division to provide school health services. To be considered part-time, employees must work 29 hours a week or less while school is in session.<\/p>\n<p><b>Supplemental School Health Personnel:<br \/>\n<\/b>Additional staff employed or contracted for a special assignment such as 1:1 care for a student, specific care for a student or group of students. If the RN, LPN, or UAP is not contracted by the School Division itself, please do not include those individuals in these counts below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The data reported enhances our understanding of the frequency of health office visits encountered by the school health staff, resulting in a sick or injured child being sent home, permitted to stay in school\/return to class, or requiring emergency transport. The data is self-reported by the school division. 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