Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
1000 - Student Activities
1034 - DIAA Health and Safety Requirements
Section 1034-3.0 - Physical Examinations
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
3.1 A student athlete shall not be eligible to try out, Practice, Scrimmage, or compete in an interscholastic contest unless a licensed physician (MD or DO), a licensed nurse practitioner, or a licensed physician's assistant verifies in writing on or after April 1 and before beginning such athletic activity for the current school year that the student athlete has been adequately examined within the last 12 months and is cleared medically to participate. However, should any conditions found in subsection 3.3 of this regulation occur since the last examination, a reexamination is required before the student athlete can be medically cleared. A student athlete who participates in a contest without a preparticipation physical evaluation shall be considered an ineligible athlete and the athlete and the student athlete's Member School shall be subject to penalties.
3.2 A DIAA approved form certifying the examination as well as the parent's, Legal Guardian's, or Relative Caregiver's consent, shall be on file with the Administrative Head prior to the student athlete participating in a Practice, Scrimmage, or game.
3.3 For any subsequent sports season in the school year, a limited reexamination shall be performed if any of the following circumstances exist: the student athlete has been treated for an injury during the preceding sports season, the student athlete has been out of school during the preceding sports season with an illness other than the usual minor upper respiratory or gastrointestinal upset, an operation has been performed on the student athlete during the preceding sports season, or the student athlete has a remedial defect.
3.4 The medical history of the student athlete shall be available at the time of each examination.
3.5 A student athlete is temporarily ineligible to participate if the student athlete who is otherwise properly certified to participate in interscholastic athletics is physically unable to participate due to illness or injury for five consecutive days on which a Practice, Scrimmage or contest is held. Prior to resuming participation, the student athlete shall present to the Administrative Head or the Administrative Head's designee, a statement from a licensed physician (MD or DO), a nurse practitioner, or a physician's assistant that the student athlete is again physically able to participate. If a student athlete is physically unable to participate due to a head injury, the concussion protocol in Section 4.0 shall be followed.
