House of Representatives
State of Utah
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P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029 January 26, 2011
Madam Speaker:
The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 204,
PROTECTION OF ATHLETES WITH HEAD INJURIES, by Representative P. Ray, with the following
amendments:
Respectfully,
Paul Ray
1. Page
1, Lines 22 through 25
:
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. prohibits a child described in the preceding paragraph from participating in a
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sporting event of the amateur sports organization until the child receives medical
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clearance from a
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concussion.
2. Page
3, Lines 59 through 65
:
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(4) "
Licensed
}
Qualified
health care provider" means
{
:
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(a) a physician or surgeon licensed under:
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(i) Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or
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(ii) Title 58, Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;
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(b) a physician assistant, licensed under Title 58, Chapter 70a, Physician
Assistant Act;
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or
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(c) an athletic trainer, as defined in Section
58-40a-102
.
}
(a) is licensed under Title 58, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Act; and
(b) may evaluate and manage a concussion within the health care provider's scope
of practice.
3. Page
4, Lines 102 through 108
:
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(2) prohibit the child described in Subsection (1) from participating in a sporting
event
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of the amateur sports organization until the child:
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(a) is evaluated by a
licensed
}
qualified
health care provider who is
trained in the evaluation and
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management of a concussion; and
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(b) provides to the amateur sports organization
written clearance
}
with a
written statement
from the
{
licensed
}
qualified
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health care provider described in Subsection (2)(a)
for the child
}
stating that:
(i) the qualified health care provider has, within three years before the day on
which the written statement is made, successfully completed a continuing education
course in the evaluation and management of a concussion; and
(ii) the child is cleared
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sporting event of the amateur sports organization.
Committee Chair
Voting: 7-0-2
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Bill Number
*HB0204*
HB0204