Health Provisions

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Health Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 14 “Pupils”, which is part of Title 22.1 “Education”.

It’s comprised of the following 38 sections.

§ 22.1-270	Preschool physical examinations
§ 22.1-271	Repealed
§ 22.1-271.1	Definitions
§ 22.1-271.10	Guidelines and policies on student-athlete extreme heat safety and protection
§ 22.1-271.2	Immunization requirements
§ 22.1-271.3	Guidelines for school attendance for children infected with human immunodeficiency virus; school personnel training required; notification of school personnel in certain cases
§ 22.1-271.4	Health requirements for home-instructed, exempted, and excused children
§ 22.1-271.5	Guidelines and policies and procedures on concussions in student-athletes
§ 22.1-271.6	School division policies and procedures on concussions in students
§ 22.1-271.7	Public middle and high school student-athletes; pre-participation physical examination
§ 22.1-271.8	Sudden cardiac arrest prevention in student-athletes
§ 22.1-271.9	Cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans required
§ 22.1-272	Contagious and infectious diseases
§ 22.1-272.1	Responsibility to contact parent of student at imminent risk of suicide; notice to be given to social services if parental abuse or neglect; Board of Education to develop guidelines for parental contact
§ 22.1-272.1:1	School-connected student overdose policies; parental notification; guidelines
§ 22.1-272.2	Department; model memorandum of understanding; partnerships with community mental health services providers or a nationally recognized school-based telehealth provider
§ 22.1-272.3	Student access to telehealth services; school division policies
§ 22.1-273	Vision and hearing of student to be tested; exceptions
§ 22.1-273.1	Annual screening for scoliosis
§ 22.1-273.2	Parent educational information regarding eating disorders
§ 22.1-273.3	Parent educational information regarding tobacco and nicotine vapor products
§ 22.1-273.4	Department of Education; guidance and resources; applied behavior analysis services
§ 22.1-274	School health services
§ 22.1-274.01	Repealed
§ 22.1-274.01:1	Students who are diagnosed with diabetes; self-care; insertion and reinsertion of insulin pump
§ 22.1-274.02	Certain memorandum of agreement required
§ 22.1-274.1	Criteria to identify toxic art materials; labeling; use in certain grades prohibited
§ 22.1-274.2	Possession and administration of inhaled asthma medications, epinephrine, glucagon, and seizure rescue medications by certain students or school board employees
§ 22.1-274.2:1	Grade nine and grade 10 health education Standards of Learning; severe allergic reaction awareness training
§ 22.1-274.3	Policies regarding medication recommendations by school personnel
§ 22.1-274.4	Public elementary and secondary schools; automated external defibrillators required
§ 22.1-274.4:1	Opioid antagonist procurement, placement, maintenance, and administration; staff and faculty training; policies and requirements
§ 22.1-274.5	Topical sunscreen
§ 22.1-274.6	Seizure management and action plan; training
§ 22.1-274.7	Students with disabilities; individualized education programs; individualized accommodations and supports during emergency situations and evacuations
§ 22.1-274.8	School boards; bleeding control programs; bleeding control kits
§ 22.1-275	Protective eye devices
§ 22.1-275.1	School health advisory board