On April 2012, following the recommendations of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the College of American Pathologists, the NCAA passed legislation requiring universities to obtain the sickle cell status of all NCAA athletes. Although most student athletes complete their careers without any complications, screening and status knowledge can be used as a gateway to targeted precautions.
If an athlete born in Pennsylvania after Sept. 19, 1992, needs the results of his/her SICKLE CELL DISEASE/TRAIT screen for NCAA Clearance, it is recommended that the individual or the individual’s legal guardian contact his/her primary care physician (PCP) or hospital of birth to obtain a complete copy of the newborn screening result. However, if the individual does not have a PCP, or their PCP and/or hospital of birth does not have a complete newborn screen report, the individual or the individual’s legal guardian may complete the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health Authorization to Obtain Newborn Screening Results Form.
Upon receipt of a complete form, department staff will confirm the information and honor the request, if the information is available. Incomplete forms will require follow-up with the requestor for additional information. It is the department’s policy that screening results will only be released to the student athlete’s PCP or legal representative, the student athlete (if 18 years of age or older), or the student athlete’s parent/legal guardian, if the student in question is under 18 years of age upon receipt and verification of a complete consent for release.
It is the department’s position that medical information related to an individual’s heritage and/or lineage carries many social, legal and ethical implications. Other persons receiving such information, except the individual or his/her parent/legal guardian, must possess sufficient medical knowledge to interpret and translate screening results to the individual. Section 1 of the form must be completed with the most accurate and up-to-date information possible.
Please fill out the form link below and fax it back to 724-738-4916 or email it to
Stacy.Arend@sru.edu. A member of the sports medicine staff will forward it to the health department.
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