1. A licensed health care professional who performs an annual physical examination of a child 19 years of age or younger shall include as part of that examination questions that evaluate a child's family history related to cardiac conditions contained in 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.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:2-191
Annual physical examination of child, questions relative to cardiac health required
Known as the Juvenile Terminal Illness Assistance Act
The act spans §§ 26:2-100 to 26:2-99 (181 sections).
L.2015, c.37, s.1.
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