Information for Student Athletes
Scholastic Student-Athlete Safety Act FAQ
Health Forms
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41.7 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 physical examination 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.
The following documents are to be distributed annually to every student-athlete and cheerleader in any grade level, prior to participation in an athletic activity, in each school district and nonpublic school that participates in an interscholastic sports, intramural sports, or cheerleading program.
- Health History (Health History in English | Health History En Español)
- Annual Athletic Pre-Participation Physical Examination Form
- PPE Medical Eligibility Form
- Athletes with Disabilities Form: Supplement to the Athlete History
- Health History Update Questionnaire (Health History Update Questionnaire in English | Health History Update Questionnaire En Español)
- Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Brochure (Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Brochure in English | Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Athletes Brochure En Español)
- Sudden Cardiac Death Pamphlet Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form (N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41d) (Sudden Cardiac Death Pamphlet Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form in English | Sudden Cardiac Death Pamphlet Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form En Español)
- Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet (Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet in English | Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet En Español)
- Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet and Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form (Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet and Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form in English | Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet and Parent/Guardian Sign-Off Form En Español)
- Accessible Text-Only Version Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet (Accessible Text-Only Version Opioid Use and Misuse Educational Fact Sheet En Español)
- Concussion Fact Sheet and Acknowledgement Form (Aug. 2023)
- Sports-Related Eye Injuries Fact Sheet for Parents/Guardians (N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41.9) (Sports-Related Eye Injuries Fact Sheet for Parents/Guardians in English | Sports-Related Eye Injuries Fact Sheet for Parents/Guardians En Español)
Please note the documents above which require a parent/guardian sign-off form. These forms, whether personally distributed or electronically uploaded, must be individually signed and returned. One generic signature for all documents is unacceptable.