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02Oct

The Cost of Compliance with Annual Physical and Proposed Statutory Changes

10/2/2014| Reference Number : 45.0| Human Resources, School Bus, Insurance/Risk Management | Annual Physicals | | Return|

While Pennsylvania law requires school bus drivers to have a physical no later than every 12 months, most healthcare plans will only pay for an annual physical if it has been more than 12 months since the last exam. This forces a school bus driver to choose between paying out of pocket for an annual exam every other year or risk a gap in compliance with the annual physical requirement. This note will discuss the current Pennsylvania state law, proposed statutory changes, and what some contractors are doing now to help their drivers comply.

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