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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 799

        By Representative Barreiro






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to postsecondary education;

  3         creating the "Ramiro 'Toti' Mendez Act";

  4         requiring community colleges and universities

  5         to provide complete physical assessments to all

  6         students who participate in organized

  7         athletics; providing requirements for such

  8         assessments; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Physical assessments for college athletes

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14         (1)  This section may be cited as the "Ramiro 'Toti'

15  Mendez Act."

16         (2)  Each community college and university in this

17  state must provide for each student who participates in

18  organized athletics to have a complete physical assessment.

19  The assessment must be performed by a physician licensed under

20  chapter 458, Florida Statutes, or chapter 459, Florida

21  Statutes, and must include a complete cardiovascular

22  assessment, including, but not limited to, an

23  electrocardiogram (EKG).

24         (3)  The electrocardiogram performed under subsection

25  (2) must be analyzed by a person who is licensed or trained as

26  a specialist in EKG analysis.

27         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 799

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  3    Requires community colleges and universities to provide
      complete physical assessments, as specified, to all
  4    students who participate in organized athletics.

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