{"id":21957,"date":"2025-02-04T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/?page_id=21957"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:33:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:33:36","slug":"school-physicals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/school-physicals\/","title":{"rendered":"School physicals\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-21957\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-21957-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-21957-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-21957-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Children are <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">required <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">to have a school physical before starting public kindergarten or enrolling in elementary school for the first time.<\/span><sup><span data-contrast=\"none\">1<\/span><\/sup><span data-contrast=\"none\"> This physical is important for identifying potential health issues that could impact kids' learning, ensuring kids have the immunizations they need, and promoting healthy habits.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Where to get school physicals\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Your child\u2019s regular doctor can perform the school physical during a regular wellness visit. If you need help choosing a PCP, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rhhd.gov\/connect-pc\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">rhhd.gov\/connect-pc<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. In addition, many local urgent cares and pharmacy clinics offer school entrance physicals, but they may charge an extra fee.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What to know about school physicals\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The School Entrance Health Form is available in English and several other languages on<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/school-age-health-and-forms\/school-health-forms-and-action-plans\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">VDH\u2019s School Health Website<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:495}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">There are unique health screening requirements for children entering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/teaching-learning-assessment\/early-childhood-care-education\/preschool\">preschool programs<\/a><\/span>\u00a0such as Head Start, Early Head Start, and the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI). Please contact your child's program enrollment staff for more information.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:495}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">H<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ealthcare providers recommend that all students receive a physical or \u201cwell child\u201d exam each year. Students involved in school-sponsored athletics will also need a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/school-health-hub\/sports-physicals\/\">sports physical<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:495}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A school physical or well-child visit is covered by most insurance plans. Note that most plans only cover one annual physical visit per year. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ask about the cost when you are making the appointment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:495}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>__________________<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> Physicals are required by the <i>Code of Virginia,<\/i>\u00a0\u00a722.1-270 for admission for the first time to any public kindergarten or elementary school, but not for admission to middle or high school. The physical must have been performed no more than twelve months prior to the date of entrance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children are required to have a school physical before starting public kindergarten or enrolling in elementary school for the first time.1 This physical is important for identifying potential health issues [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":383,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21957","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>School physicals\u00a0\u00a0 - Richmond City Health Department<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/richmond-city\/school-physicals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"School physicals\u00a0\u00a0 - 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