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 contains 38 laws.

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§ 22.1-271	Repealed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§ 22.1-274.01	Repealed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