Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-4-404 - Removal of child suspected of sustaining concussion or a traumatic head injury - Medical clearance required before return to participation(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.(2) This section does not create a new cause of action.Renumbered from §26-53-301 and amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session ,§ 128, eff. 5/3/2023.Enacted by Chapter 97, 2011 General Session.