H.B.
204
PROTECTION OF ATHLETES WITH HEAD INJURIES
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 2 February 1, 2011 12:03 PM
Representative Paul Ray proposes the following amendments:
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House Committee Amendments
1-27-2011 :
16 . inform a parent or
legal
guardian of the policy and obtain the parent's or guardian's
2. Page 4, Line 91
House Committee Amendments
1-27-2011 :
91 (b) obtain the signature of a parent or
legal
guardian of the child, acknowledging that the
3. Page 4, Lines 98 through 108
House Committee Amendments
1-27-2011 :
98
(1)
An amateur sports organization, and each agent of the amateur sports organization,
99 shall:
100
{
(1)
}
(a)
immediately remove a child from participating in a sporting event of the amateur
101 sports organization if the child is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury; and
102
{
(2)
}
(b)
prohibit the child described in Subsection (1)
(a)
from participating in a sporting
event
103 of the amateur sports organization until the child:
104
{
(a)
}
(i)
is evaluated by a H. [licensed] qualified .H health care provider who is trained in
the
104a evaluation and
105 management of a concussion; and
106
{
(b)
}
(ii)
provides to the amateur sports organization H. [written clearance] with a written
106a statement .H from the H. [
107 health care provider described in Subsection
{
(2)(a)
}
(1)(b)(i)
H. [for the child] stating that:
107a
{
(i)
}
(A)
the qualified health care provider has, within three years before the day on which
107b the written statement is made, successfully completed a continuing education course in the
107c evaluation and management of a concussion;
{
and
107d (ii) the child is cleared .H to resume participation in the
108 sporting event of the amateur sports organization. }
(B) the qualified healthcare provider has informed a parent or legal guardian of the child of the
medical risks associated with the child resuming participation in a sporting event; and
(C) under the facts and circumstances, a parent's or legal guardian's decision to allow the child to participate in a sporting event is not medically unreasonable.
(2) This section does not create a new cause of action.
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