Section 301 - Removal of child suspected of sustaining concussion or a traumatic head injury -- Medical clearance required before return to participation.

UT Code § 26-53-301 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) An amateur sports organization, and each agent of the amateur sports organization, shall: (a) immediately remove a child from participating in a sporting event of the amateur sports organization if the child is suspected of sustaining a concussion or a traumatic head injury; and (b) prohibit the child described in Subsection (1)(a) from participating in a sporting event of the amateur sports organization until the child: (i) is evaluated by a qualified health care provider who is trained in the evaluation and management of a concussion; and (ii) provides the amateur sports organization with a written statement from the qualified health care provider described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) stating that: (A) 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 (B) the child is cleared to resume participation in the sporting event of the amateur sports organization.

(a) immediately remove a child from participating in a sporting event of the amateur sports organization if the child is suspected of sustaining a concussion or a traumatic head injury; and

(b) prohibit the child described in Subsection (1)(a) from participating in a sporting event of the amateur sports organization until the child: (i) is evaluated by a qualified health care provider who is trained in the evaluation and management of a concussion; and (ii) provides the amateur sports organization with a written statement from the qualified health care provider described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) stating that: (A) 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 (B) the child is cleared to resume participation in the sporting event of the amateur sports organization.

(i) is evaluated by a qualified health care provider who is trained in the evaluation and management of a concussion; and

(ii) provides the amateur sports organization with a written statement from the qualified health care provider described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) stating that: (A) 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 (B) the child is cleared to resume participation in the sporting event of the amateur sports organization.

(A) 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

(B) the child is cleared to resume participation in the sporting event of the amateur sports organization.

(2) This section does not create a new cause of action.

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