                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES; PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION (§ 22.1-271.7)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;Preparticipation Physical Evaluation
form&#8221; means the most recent Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form
developed jointly by the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy
of Pediatrics, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Society for
Sports Medicine, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and American
Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine.

B. No public middle or high school student shall be a participant on or try out
for any interscholastic athletic team or squad unless such student has submitted
to the school principal a signed Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form from
a licensed physician, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse practicing
in accordance with the provisions of &#xA7; 54.1-2957, or a licensed physician
assistant acting under the supervision of a licensed physician attesting that
such student received a physical examination and was found to be physically fit
for athletic competition no more than 14 calendar months prior to the date on
which such report was signed.

C. No public middle or high school shall become a member of any organization or
entity whose purpose it is to regulate or govern interscholastic programs that
does not deem eligible for participation a student who has, pursuant to
subsection B, submitted a signed Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form to
the school principal attesting that such student received a physical examination
and was found to be physically fit for athletic competition no more than 14
calendar months prior to the date on which such report was signed.

HISTORY: 2016, c. 692; 2018, c. 776; 2023, c. 183; 2025, cc. 514, 517.