HB108 Alabama 2011 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Sports, youth athletes, concussions and head injuries, each sport or recreational organization governing body to develop guidelines regarding medical evaluation, removal from practice or game, written clearance from health care provider to return to play, athletic head injury safety training required (2011-20301)

Description

Existing law does not require a youth athlete who has been removed from play because of a concussion or head injury to receive a written clearance to return to play in a game from a health care provider who has been trained in the evaluation and management of concussion or head injuries.

This bill would require each local board of education in concert with the Alabama High School Athletic Association to develop guidelines and other pertinent information regarding medical evaluation of concussions or head injuries.

This bill would provide that a youth athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a practice or game shall be removed from competition at that time.

This bill would require a youth athlete who has been removed from play because of a concussion to receive a written clearance to return to play from a health care provider who has been trained in the evaluation and management of concussion before the player is allowed to return to play in a game.

This bill would provide that a health care provider would be not liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of care, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

Relating to concussions and head injury to require each local board of education in concert with the Alabama High School Athletic Association to develop guidelines and other pertinent information regarding medical evaluation of concussions or head injuries; to provide that a youth athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a practice or game shall be removed from competition at that time; to require a youth athlete who has been removed from play because of a concussion to receive a written clearance to return to play from a health care provider who has been trained in the evaluation and management of concussion before the player is allowed to return to play in a game; and to provide that a health care provider would not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of care, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

Subjects

Sports