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COVID-19 MHSAA Physical Update

Pre-participation Physical Examinations (Regulation I, Section 3 and Interpretation 20): For the 2020-21 school year the MHSAA pre-participation sports physical requirement will be waived for students in any grade who received a valid physical for sports during the 2019-20 school year (one completed on or after April 15, 2019). These students and their parents/guardians will be required to complete the two-page MHSAA SPORTS HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE found on MHSAA.com. These must be completed by student and parent/guardian and kept on file in the school. Students who did not receive a sports physical in the 2019- 20 school year or later must have a valid physical examination form on file. If a student is discovered to have participated without a valid physical or Health Questionnaire on file, the student shall not be eligible to participate until a valid physical or Health Questionnaire is on file. The penalties of Regulation V, Section 4 (forfeiture) will not be applied in this situation for contests played prior to the discovery during the 2020-21 school year. Note: A valid physical and Health Questionnaire shall also include the elements of Regulation I, Section 3-A (information otherwise protected by FERPA and HIPAA, parent/student consent and assumption or risk and concussion awareness). A school may still require that a student or all students complete a valid physical requirement, as in the past. (Motion by Karen Leinaar, supported by Don Gustafson, to approve. Adopted.) In a nutshell, for this coming season here is what a student MUST have in order to participate in ANY type of team conditioning, tryout, practice or contest. 1. A new physical taken after April 15th, 2020 OR, 2. A valid on file physical from last year, taken after April 15th, 2019 along with completing the MHSAA Health Questionnaire to provide some more up to date health information.