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H.B. 492

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TRAINING OF SCHOOL NURSES

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Paul Ray

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Senate Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Title 26, Chapter 53, Protection of Athletes with Head Injuries Act,
             10      and Title 53A, Chapter 6, Educator Licensing and Professional Practices Act, by
             11      clarifying the requirements of a school nurse engaged in treating a student who sustains
             12      a concussion or traumatic head injury.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    permits a school nurse to treat a child who sustains a concussion or traumatic head
             16      injury during school hours on school property;
             17          .    prohibits a school nurse from providing a written statement permitting a child to
             18      return to physical education class after sustaining a concussion or traumatic head
             19      injury unless the nurse has been trained in the evaluation and management of a head
             20      injury; and
             21          .    requires a school nurse to, as funding allows, undergo training in the evaluation and
             22      management of a concussion, unless the school where the nurse is employed has an
             23      athletic trainer or other qualified health care provider who is trained in the
             24      evaluation and management of a concussion.
             25      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:


             28          None
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             30      ENACTS:
             31          26-53-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32          53A-6-113, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 26-53-401 is enacted to read:
             36          26-53-401. School nurses evaluating student injuries.
             37          (1) A school nurse may treat a child who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or a
             38      traumatic head injury during school hours on school property regardless of whether the nurse
             39      has received specialized training in the evaluation and management of a concussion.
             40          (2) A school nurse who does not meet the requirements of Subsections
             41      26-53-301 (1)(b)(i) and (1)(b)(ii)(A), but who treats a child who is suspected of sustaining a
             42      concussion or traumatic head injury under Subsection (1):
             43          (a) shall refer the child to a qualified health provider who is trained in the evaluation
             44      and management of a concussion; and
             45          (b) may not provide a written statement permitting the child to resume participation in
             46      physical education class under Subsection 26-53-301 (1)(b)(ii).
             47          (3) A school nurse shall undergo training, described in Section 53A-6-112 , in the
             48      evaluation and management of a concussion, as funding allows.
             49          Section 2. Section 53A-6-113 is enacted to read:
             50          53A-6-113. Training of school nurses to evaluate and manage a concussion.
             51          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a school nurse shall, as funding allows:
             52          (a) be trained in the evaluation and management of a concussion; and
             53          (b) complete a continuing education course in the evaluation and management of a
             54      concussion at least once every three years.
             55          (2) A school nurse is excused from the requirements of Subsection (1) if the nurse
             56      works at a school that has an athletic trainer or other qualified health provider on staff who
             57      meets the requirements to be able to evaluate a child who sustains a concussion or traumatic
             58      head injury described in Section 26-53-301 .






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