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Cub Scout & Boy Scout medical form
Cub Scout & Boy Scout medical form explained
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Cub Scout medical form explained

Those BSA medical forms can be confusing especially for new Cub Scout families. Find out exactly what you need and why this Boy Scouts of America form is so important.

BSA medical form for cub scouts

Your child wants to join Cub Scouts, so you attend a local “round-up“. You expect to fill out an application for your child, but you're handed two BSA medical forms.

You try to hand one back saying that you only have one child joining. But the leader says you have to fill one out too. What's up with that?

You're coming back for your second year of scouting. The pack leader hands you a medical form, but you try to hand it back saying you filled one out last year. Why do you need to fill out another one?

In addition to my den and pack roles, I have volunteered as a Cub Scout day camp director. I chuckle to myself because I can tell who the experienced Cub Scout families are–they have the BSA medical forms ready for us.

Families without Cub Scout experience often question why we have medical forms and especially why the parents who are volunteering need to have one. The next question is why do we need a new form every year.

It's this simple–if there is some sort of accident or medical emergency, we want the medical care provider to have current, accurate medical information.

My son is allergic to penicillin. If I'm not with him and he can't communicate, I want that doctor or nurse to have some way of knowing he is not to be given penicillin.

I take a couple of medications daily. If an accident happens where I'm injured and can't communicate, I want the provider to know my medical history.

A person's medical history may be different from one year to the next. A new condition may be diagnosed. A different medicine may be prescribed, or a dosage may change.

It's important that we have current med forms which is why we have to fill out a new form every year.

After parents understand why we need the form, there's often confusion about the form itself because it consists of three parts.

bsa cub scout medical form

BSA Medical Forms Explained

1.  Participants in any Scouting events must complete Parts A and B annually. They contain a health history, a parental/guardian informed consent and hold harmless/release agreement and a talent release statement.

2.  Participants in any Scouting event that exceeds 72 consecutive hours must have a medical exam to have Part C completed and signed. For most Cub Scouts, this would only be necessary if they are attending Cub Scout or Webelos Resident Camp and if that camp is more than 72 hours 

Check with your council to find out their exact rules regarding BSA medical forms.

So, for most boys and parents, you'll only need to fill out the Parts A & B, and you'll need to do it again every year.

To make this easy on myself, I clicked on the link and typed my information into the pdf file.

I then saved it to my computer with a different name–something like “Sherry's medical form.”

Whenever I need to turn a new one in, I can open the file and update the form with any necessary changes such as my child's age, new medications I'm taking, etc.

There's no need to type in my name and address again since it's saved already. Then, I just print it out.

If you have more questions about the medical form, BSA has created a Frequently Asked Questions page.

Yours in Scouting,
Sherry

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  1. And says

    August 22, 2018 at 6:18 pm

    Generally, where do most draw the line between requiring this form and not? Does a grandparent who shows up at a pack meeting (a “scouting activity”, right?) need to fill out the medical form before being let in the door? If not, then is even filling out this form for anyone an actual hard requirement? I can’t find the line here.

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