U.S. Congress - H.R.469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011
H.R.469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011
To promote minimum State requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: To promote minimum State requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused by participation in school sports, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Official Summary
1/26/2011--Introduced.Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011 - Requires each state educational agency, in order to be eligible to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in FY2013 or subsequent fiscal years, to issue regulations establishingOfficial Summary
1/26/2011--Introduced.Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011 - Requires each state educational agency, in order to be eligible to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in FY2013 or subsequent fiscal years, to issue regulations establishing the following minimum requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions. Requires each local educational agency in the state to develop and implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management that includes:(1) the education of students, parents, and school personnel about concussions;
(2) supports for students recovering from a concussion; and
(3) best practices designed to ensure the uniformity of safety standards, treatment, and management. Requires each public elementary and secondary school to post on school grounds and make publicly available on the school website information on concussions, including information on risks, responses, symptoms, and effects. Requires public school personnel who suspect that a student has sustained a concussion during a school-sponsored activity to:
(1) remove the student from the activity and prohibit such student from participating in school athletic activities until the student submits a written release from a health care professional; and
(2) report to the student's parent or guardian regarding such injury and the treatment provided. Prohibits a student who has sustained a concussion in a school-sponsored athletic activity from resuming participation in school-sponsored athletic or academic activities until the school receives a written release from a health care professional that:
(1) states that the student is capable of resuming participation; and
(2) may require the student to follow a plan designed to aid such individual in recovering and resuming participation in a manner that is coordinated with periods of cognitive and physical rest, and that reintroduces cognitive and physical demands on a progressive basis, based on the student's symptoms.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.469
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Specialized Physical Therapy
Organizations Opposing H.R.469
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Taking it to the Steps
There also are new policies coming from individual schools up to the federal level. At the national level, H.R. 469 would make sure PTs are included in the list of providers who could decide when a youth athlete needs to sit out, how he or she ...
Taking it to the Steps
There also are new policies coming from individual schools up to the federal level. At the national level, H.R. 469 would make sure PTs are included in the list of providers who could decide when a youth athlete needs to sit out, how he or she ...
Taking it to the Steps
There also are new policies coming from individual schools up to the federal level. At the national level, H.R. 469 would make sure PTs are included in the list of providers who could decide when a youth athlete needs to sit out, how he or she ...
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Reps. Miller, Bishop Urge Chairman Kline to Hold Hearing on ...
Chairman Kline to hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 469: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011. The letter states, H.R. 469 is "modeled after successful state plans, is supported by a wide range of medical ...
Reps. Miller, Bishop Urge Chairman Kline to Hold Hearing on ...
Chairman Kline to hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 469: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011. The letter states, H.R. 469 is "modeled after successful state plans, is supported by a wide range of medical ...
Reps. Miller, Bishop Urge Chairman Kline to Hold Hearing on ...
Chairman Kline to hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 469: Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011. The letter states, H.R. 469 is "modeled after successful state plans, is supported by a wide range of medical ...
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