U.S. Congress - H.R.1347 Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009
H.R.1347 - Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009
To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines with respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes. view all titles (7)
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- Short: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Short: ConTACT Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment and implementation of concussion management guidelines with respect to school-aged children, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010 as reported to house.
- Short: ConTACT Act of 2010 as reported to house.
- Short: Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2010 as passed house.
- Short: ConTACT Act of 2010 as passed house.
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Official Summary
3/5/2009--Introduced.Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 or the ConTACT Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish concussion management guidelines that address the prevention, identification, treatmOfficial Summary
3/5/2009--Introduced.Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act of 2009 or the ConTACT Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:(1) establish concussion management guidelines that address the prevention, identification, treatment, and management of concussions in school-aged children, including standards for student athletes to return to play after a concussion; and
(2) convene a conference of medical, athletic, and educational stakeholders to establish such guidelines. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to states for:
(1) adopting, disseminating, and ensuring the implementation by schools of the guidelines; and
(2) funding implementation by schools of computerized preseason baseline and post-injury neuropsychological testing for student athletes. Directs the Secretary to require states to utilize, to the extent practicable, applicable expertise and services offered by local chapters of national brain injury organizations.
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