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SECTION 268*2
Informational materials concerning menstrual disorders
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 2, TITLE 6
* § 268. Informational materials concerning menstrual disorders.
Subject to appropriation, the commissioner, in conjunction with the
commissioner of education, shall create age specific informational
materials to be provided to school districts and health care
practitioners upon request to distribute to students and patients
educating them about menstrual disorders and their symptoms. The
materials shall include, but be not limited to:

1. the timing, signs and symptoms of endometriosis and other menstrual
disorders;

2. the importance of menstrual health and its impacts on one's
physical, emotional, social, and academic life;

3. basic statistics on endometriosis and other menstrual disorders;

4. best practices on how to be one's own healthcare advocate; and

5. basic treatment options for endometriosis and other menstrual
disorders, as well as recommendations for follow-up care from a
healthcare provider.

* NB There are 2 § 268's