Youth athletic leagues to provide concussion info

 

The budget bill under discussion and debate Monday includes a section that starting January 1 of next year, would require youth athletic activity operators to give parents and guardians annual written or electronic information on concussions. Here is the legislative analysis:

“The operator must make the statement available when the youth registers. The statement must be consistent with current information provided by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on concussions and include information on:

1. concussion signs or symptom recognition,

2. how to obtain proper medical treatment for someone suspected of sustaining a concussion,

3. the nature of concussions and their risks, including the danger of continuing to engage in athletic activity after sustaining a concussion, and

4. proper procedures for allowing the athlete who sustained a concussion to return to athletic activity.

Under the bill, no operator or operator’s designee is subject to civil liability for failing to make the written or electronic statement regarding concussions available, as required by the bill.”