                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PRESCHOOL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS (§ 22.1-270)

A. No pupil shall be admitted for the first time to any public kindergarten or
elementary school in a school division unless such pupil shall furnish, prior to
admission, (i) a report from a qualified licensed physician, or a licensed
advanced practice registered nurse or licensed physician assistant acting under
the supervision of a licensed physician, of a comprehensive physical examination
of a scope prescribed by the State Health Commissioner performed within the 12
months prior to the date such pupil first enters such public kindergarten or
elementary school or (ii) records establishing that such pupil furnished such
report upon prior admission to another school or school division and providing
the information contained in such report.
			If the pupil is a homeless child or youth as defined in subdivision A 7 of
&#xA7; 22.1-3, and for that reason cannot furnish the report or records required
by clause (i) or (ii) of this subsection, and the person seeking to enroll the
pupil furnishes to the school division an affidavit so stating and also
indicating that, to the best of his knowledge, such pupil is in good health and
free from any communicable or contagious disease, the school division shall
immediately refer the student to the local school division liaison, as described
in Subtitle VII-B of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as
amended (42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 11431 et seq.) (the Act), who shall, as soon as
practicable, assist in obtaining the necessary physical examination by the
county or city health department or other clinic or physician&#8217;s office and
shall immediately admit the pupil to school, as required by such Act.

B. The physician, or licensed advanced practice registered nurse or licensed
physician assistant acting under the supervision of a licensed physician, making
a report of a physical examination required by this section shall, at the end of
such report, summarize the abnormal physical findings, if any, and shall
specifically state what, if any, conditions are found that would identify the
child as having a disability.

C. Such physical examination report shall be placed in the child&#8217;s health
record at the school and shall be made available for review by any employee or
official of the State Department of Health or any local health department at the
request of such employee or official.

D. Such physical examination shall not be required of any child whose parent
shall object on religious grounds and who shows no visual evidence of sickness,
provided that such parent shall state in writing that, to the best of his
knowledge, such child is in good health and free from any communicable or
contagious disease.

E. The health departments of all of the counties and cities of the Commonwealth
shall conduct such physical examinations for medically indigent children without
charge upon request and may provide such examinations to others on such uniform
basis as such departments may establish.

F. Parents of entering students shall complete a health information form which
shall be distributed by the local school divisions. Such forms shall be
developed and provided jointly by the Department of Education and Department of
Health, or developed and provided by the school division and approved by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction. Such forms shall be returnable within 15
days of receipt unless reasonable extensions have been granted by the
superintendent or his designee. Upon failure of the parent to complete such form
within the extended time, the superintendent may send to the parent written
notice of the date he intends to exclude the child from school; however, no
child who is a homeless child or youth as defined in subdivision A 7 of &#xA7;
22.1-3 shall be excluded from school for such failure to complete such form.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-220.1; 1972, c. 761; 1973, c. 300; 1974, c. 160; 1979,
cc. 120, 260; 1980, c. 559; 1982, c. 510; 1983, c. 195; 1985, c. 334; 2000, cc.
209, 617, 646; 2001, c. 261; 2004, cc. 500, 967; 2018, c. 394; 2019, c. 586;
2023, cc. 148, 149, 183.