Bill > H4819

This bill establishes a special commission to study and make recommendations on sports-related concussions in public and private middle and high schools. The commission will consist of 9 members, including representatives from the Department of Public Health, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, and the Athletic Trainers of Massachusetts, as well as other experts in sports-related concussions and athletic directors. The commission will analyze data on the prevalence and causes of sports-related concussions, review safety policies and rules, study the cost and effectiveness of baseline concussion testing, and make recommendations on methods of reducing and preventing concussions, procedures for schools to identify and respond to concussions, and the potential benefits of expanding concussion screening methods. The Department of Public Health, in consultation with the commission, will also develop a system to collect and analyze middle and high school sports injury and health-related data, and prepare an annual report on the findings to be presented to various state entities.

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Joint Committee on Public Health (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4819