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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 276 allows nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, and physician assistants to sign K-12 school athletic physicals
Last action · February 10, 2026: Pending Committee Action in Second HouseSponsor: Ed Oliver
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What This Bill Would Do
Beginning June 1, 2026, s, certified nurse midwives, and qualified physician assistants in Alabama may independently endorse physical examination forms for K-12 school athletics, and athletic associations, clubs, or leagues are prohibited from refusing to accept these forms.
Students participating in school sports and their families gain expanded access to qualified medical professionals who can legally clear them for play without needing an additional supervising physician's signature on the physical form.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Certified registered nurse practitioners
Certified registered nurse practitioners gain explicit statutory authority to endorse K-12 school athletic physical examination forms.
Certified nurse midwives
Certified nurse midwives gain explicit statutory authority to endorse K-12 school athletic physical examination forms.
Assistants to physicians
Qualified assistants to physicians gain the authority to sign K-12 school athletic physical forms without an additional physician signature.
Athletic associations, clubs, and leagues
Athletic associations, clubs, and leagues are prohibited from refusing to accept physical forms endorsed by the newly authorized non-physician providers.
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Procedural history
12 actions- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 10, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare
- Feb 10, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Feb 10, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 361
- Feb 10, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 360
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHealth 1st Substitute Offered
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- Feb 10, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 5, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHealth 1st Substitute
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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