Bill > A2655

Introduced Session

Under current law, the Department of Education was required to develop and implement, by the 2011-2012 school year, a head injury safety training program on the recognition of the symptoms of head injuries and the appropriate amount of time to delay the return to competition of a student who suffers a head injury. The law provides that students who participate in interscholastic sports programs, intramural sports programs, or cheerleading programs who sustain or are suspected of having sustained a concussion or other head injury while engaged in a sports competition or practice must be immediately removed from the competition or practice. The student may not return to competition or practice until he is evaluated by a physician or other licensed healthcare provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions and receives written clearance from such a physician. This bill amends the law to provide that, in addition to physicians, other licensed healthcare providers who are trained in the evaluation and management of concussions may provide the written clearance for the student's return to play.

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Pam Lampitt (D)*,  Serena DiMaso (R),  Gary Schaer (D), 

Reported out of Assembly Comm. with Amendments, 2nd Reading (on 10/18/2018)