Current University Interscholastic League rules allow physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and chiropractors to perform physicals. But a special Texas Medical Association subcommittee that vetted sports injury-related bills during the last legislative session questions whether chiropractors have the necessary training to adequately conduct sports physicals. In May, the TMA House of Delegates adopted a resolution that says only licensed physicians, or their appropriately supervised physician assistants or advanced practice nurses should perform sports physicals.
当前的大学体育联盟规则允许医生、医师助理、执业护士和脊椎按摩师进行体格检查。但德克萨斯州医学协会的一个特别小组委员会在去年的立法会议期间审查了与运动损伤相关的法案，该委员会质疑脊椎按摩师是否具备充分进行运动体格检查的必要培训。今年5月，德克萨斯州医学协会代表大会通过了一项决议，规定只有持牌医生，或其得到适当监督的医师助理或高级执业护士才能进行运动体格检查。
