New Jersey § 18a:40-41

§ 18a:40-41.

a. The board of education of a public school district and the governing board or chief

school administrator of a nonpublic school shall require that prior to the participation

of any student enrolled in grades six to 12 on a school-sponsored interscholastic

or intramural athletic team or squad, the student shall have a physical examination

using the “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. The Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form shall include the History and Physical

Examination components. The Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form shall also include a certification

statement, to be signed by the licensed physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician

assistant who performed the physical examination, attesting to the completion of the

current professional development module developed pursuant to subsection a. of section

3 of P.L.2013, c. 71 ( C.18A:40-41d ). b. The physical examination required by subsection a. of this section shall be conducted

within 365 days prior to the first day of official practice in an athletic season

and shall be conducted by a licensed physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician

assistant. Each student whose physical examination was completed more than 90 days prior to

the first day of official practice in an athletic season shall provide a health history

update questionnaire, completed and signed by the student's parent or guardian. The completed health history update questionnaire shall be reviewed by the school

nurse and, if applicable, the school athletic trainer and shall include information

as to whether, in the time period since the date of the student's last preparticipation

physical examination, the student has: (1) been advised by a licensed physician, advanced practice nurse, or physician assistant

not to participate in a sport; (2) sustained a concussion, been unconscious or lost memory from a blow to the head; (3) broken a bone or sprained, strained, or dislocated any muscles or joints; (4) fainted or blacked out; (5) experienced chest pains, shortness of breath, or heart racing; (6) had a recent history of fatigue and unusual tiredness; (7) been hospitalized, visited an emergency room, or had a significant medical illness; (8) started or stopped taking any over the counter or prescribed medications; or (9) had a sudden death in the family, or whether any member of the student's family

under the age of 50 has had a heart attack or heart trouble. c. A board of education of a public school district and the governing board or chief

school administrator of a nonpublic school shall not permit a student enrolled in

grades six to 12 to participate on a school-sponsored interscholastic or intramural

athletic team or squad unless the student has a completed a Preparticipation Physical

Evaluation form and, if applicable, a completed health history update questionnaire

as required by subsections a. and b. of this section.