Bill Text: IA HF385 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning the protection of student athletes from concussions and other brain injuries. (See Cmte. Bill HF 581)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF385 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF385-Introduced.html
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BY
KOESTER
and
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
the
protection
of
student
athletes
from
1
concussions
and
other
brain
injuries.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.13C
Brain
injury
policies.
1
1.
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
2
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
3
work
in
concert
with
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
association
4
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
to
distribute
5
guidelines
and
other
pertinent
information
and
forms
to
inform
6
and
educate
coaches,
student
athletes,
and
the
parents
and
7
guardians
of
student
athletes
of
the
risks,
signs,
symptoms,
8
and
behaviors
consistent
with
a
sports-related
concussion
or
9
brain
injury,
including
the
danger
of
continuing
to
participate
10
in
athletic
activities
after
suffering
a
concussion
or
brain
11
injury.
12
b.
Annually,
each
school
district
and
nonpublic
school
shall
13
provide
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
student
athlete
a
14
concussion
and
brain
injury
information
sheet.
The
student
15
athlete
and
the
student
athlete’s
parent
or
guardian
shall
sign
16
and
return
the
concussion
and
brain
injury
information
sheet
17
to
the
student
athlete’s
school
prior
to
the
student
athlete’s
18
participation
in
any
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
19
activity
for
grades
seven
through
twelve.
20
2.
If
a
student
athlete’s
coach
or
contest
official
observes
21
signs,
symptoms,
or
behaviors
consistent
with
a
concussion
22
or
brain
injury
in
an
interscholastic
athletic
practice
or
23
game,
the
student
athlete
shall
be
immediately
removed
from
24
participation.
25
3.
a.
A
student
athlete
who
has
been
removed
from
26
participation
shall
not
recommence
such
participation
until
27
the
student
athlete
has
been
evaluated
by
a
licensed
health
28
care
provider
trained
in
the
evaluation
and
management
of
29
concussions
and
other
brain
injuries
and
the
student
athlete
30
has
received
written
clearance
to
return
to
participation
from
31
the
health
care
provider.
32
b.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
a
“licensed
health
care
33
provider”
means
a
physician,
physician
assistant,
chiropractor,
34
advanced
registered
nurse
practitioner,
nurse,
or
athletic
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trainer
licensed
by
a
board
designated
under
section
147.13.
1
4.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
and
2
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
adopt
3
rules
and
procedures
necessary
to
carry
out
the
requirements
of
4
this
section.
5
EXPLANATION
6
This
bill
directs
the
board
of
directors
of
each
public
7
school
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
8
school
to
work
in
concert
with
the
Iowa
high
school
athletic
9
association
and
the
Iowa
girls
high
school
athletic
union
to
10
distribute
guidelines
and
other
pertinent
information
and
11
forms
to
inform
and
educate
coaches,
student
athletes,
and
12
parents
and
guardians
of
student
athletes
of
the
risks,
signs,
13
symptoms,
and
behaviors
consistent
with
a
sports-related
14
concussion
or
brain
injury,
including
the
danger
of
continuing
15
to
participate
in
athletic
activities
after
a
concussion
or
16
brain
injury.
The
bill
requires
school
districts
and
nonpublic
17
schools
to
annually
provide
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
18
athlete
with
a
concussion
and
brain
injury
information
sheet
19
which
must
be
signed
and
returned
before
the
student
athlete
20
may
participate
in
an
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
21
activity
for
grades
seven
through
12.
22
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
student
athlete’s
coach
or
23
contest
official
observes
signs,
symptoms,
or
behaviors
24
consistent
with
a
concussion
or
brain
injury
in
an
25
interscholastic
athletic
practice
or
game,
the
student
athlete
26
must
be
removed
from
participation.
The
bill
provides
that
a
27
student
athlete
removed
from
participation
shall
not
recommence
28
participation
until
the
student
athlete
has
been
evaluated
29
by
a
licensed
health
care
provider,
defined
as
a
physician,
30
physician
assistant,
chiropractor,
advanced
registered
nurse
31
practitioner,
nurse,
or
athletic
trainer
licensed
by
a
board
32
designated
under
Code
section
147.13,
trained
in
the
evaluation
33
and
management
of
concussions
and
other
head
injuries
and
34
received
written
clearance
to
return
to
play.
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