Physicals

• within one year prior to entrance to school or within 30 days after school entrance.

• at intervals of either three or four years thereafter. In Amesbury that schedule is grades 4, 7 & 10. 

• a student transferred from another school system shall be examined as an entering student.    

• students under 16 and over 14 years of age requesting employment certificates.

• prior to a student’s participation in competitive athletics, on an annual basis.

*Physicians requiring a form for documenting physical examinations may utilize the attached document, which adheres to the format approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health:

MA Health Care Provider Examination Form 

If you need help locating a primary care provider or require assistance with obtaining or affording a physical examination, please reach out to your school nurse.

Each school-aged child in a Massachusetts public or private school should have a TB Risk Assessment completed and documented on the school health form.

• The first test must be done between the ages of 9 and 12 months. Children must be tested again at ages 2 and 3.
• If you live in a high risk community, your child must also be tested at age 4.
• Every child must have a lead test before they begin daycare, Kindergarten, or preschool.