HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                         Bill No. SB 782, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. 17 (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Farkas offered the following:
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13         Amendment to Amendment (600753) 
14         On page 67, line 22, through page 69, line 1,
15  remove from the amendment:  all of said lines
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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  evaluation can only be
18  administered by a practitioner licensed under the provisions
19  of chapter 458, chapter 459, chapter 460, or s. 464.012, and
20  in good standing with the practitioner's regulatory board. The
21  bylaws shall establish requirements for eliciting a student's
22  medical history and performing the medical evaluation required
23  under this subsection, which shall include minimum standards
24  for the physical capabilities necessary for participation in
25  interscholastic athletic competition as contained in a uniform
26  preparticipation physical evaluation form. The evaluation form
27  shall provide place for the signature of the practitioner
28  performing the evaluation with an attestation that each
29  examination procedure listed on the form was performed by the
30  practitioner or by someone under the direct supervision of the
31  practitioner. The form shall also contain a place for the
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    File original & 9 copies    04/26/01                          
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 782, 1st Eng. Amendment No. 17 (for drafter's use only) 1 practitioner to indicate if a referral to another practitioner 2 was made in lieu of completion of a certain examination 3 procedure. The form shall provide a place for the practitioner 4 to whom the student was referred to complete the remaining 5 sections and attest to that portion of the examination. 6 Practitioners administering medical evaluations pursuant to 7 this section must know the minimum standards established by 8 the organization and certify that the student meets the 9 standards. If the practitioner determines that there are any 10 abnormal findings in the cardiovascular system, the student 11 may not participate unless a subsequent EKG or other 12 cardiovascular assessment indicates that the abnormality will 13 not place the student at risk during such participation. 14 Results of such medical evaluation must be provided to the 15 school. No student shall be eligible to participate in any 16 interscholastic athletic competition or engage in any 17 practice, tryout, workout, or other physical activity 18 associated with the student's candidacy for an interscholastic 19 athletic team until the results of the medical evaluation 20 verifying that the student has satisfactorily passed the 21 evaluation have been received and approved by the school. 22 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), 23 a student may participate in interscholastic athletic 24 competition or be a candidate for an interscholastic athletic 25 team if the parent or guardian of the student objects in 26 writing to the student undergoing a medical evaluation because 27 such evaluation is contrary to his or her religious tenets or 28 practices, provided that no person or entity shall be held 29 liable for 30 31 2 File original & 9 copies 04/26/01 hcs0005 06:10 pm 00782-0052-105561