The executive director of the Florida High School Athletic Association is recommending that most personal information revealed on medical history forms stay at the doctor's office and not be stored at school.
Under the new Florida recommendation, answers to additional questions about mental health, alcohol and drug use, and family health history would stay in the offices of the health care practitioner who conducted the medical screening.
The national guidelines said menstrual history is an "essential discussion for female athletes" because period abnormalities could be a sign of "low energy availability, pregnancy, or other gynecologic or medical conditions." "Therefore, this recommendation provides pertinent medical history to the qualified health care practitioner and gives schools the medical authorization necessary for allowing athletic participation, while the protecting the privacy of the student-athlete," the agenda item said.
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