HB50 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn Givan Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Sports, youth athletes with concussions or head injuries, participation in practice or athletic games prohibited for certain number of days, Sec. 22-11E-2 am'd.; Act 2011-541, 2011 Reg. Sess. am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a youth athlete who has been removed from play because of a concussion is required to receive a written clearance to return to play from a licensed physician who has been trained in the evaluation and management of concussions before the athlete is allowed to return to participate in a practice or a game.

This bill would require a youth athlete who has been removed from a practice for or an athletic game because of a concussion to be withheld from practice or participation in athletic games for seven days from the date of the removal.

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Subjects

Athletics