Florida Senate - 2011 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 730 Barcode 513282 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: WD/2R . 05/06/2011 02:30 PM . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Jones moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment 2 3 Delete lines 54 - 98 4 and insert: 5 3. Adopt bylaws or policies that require youth athletes who 6 are suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a 7 practice or competition to be immediately removed from the 8 activity. A youth athlete who has been removed may not return to 9 practice or competition until the youth receives written 10 clearance to return from a physician who is licensed under 11 chapter 458 or chapter 459, certified by the American Board of 12 Neurological Surgery or the American Board of Orthopaedic 13 Surgery, certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine by the 14 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 15 certified in Neuromuscular Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury 16 Medicine, or Sports Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry 17 and Neurology, certified in Clinical Neurophysiology, 18 Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, or Neuromuscular Medicine, or a 19 physician licensed under chapter 460, certified by the Academy 20 of Chiropractic Orthopedists, the American Board of Chiropractic 21 Orthopedics, or the American Chiropractic Neurology Board, or 22 certified as a Chiropractic Sports Physician, stating that the 23 student athlete no longer exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors 24 consistent with a concussion or other head injury. Before 25 issuing a written clearance to return to practice or 26 competition, a physician may: 27 a. Delegate the performance of medical care to a health 28 care provider who is licensed or certified under s. 464.012, s. 29 458.347, s. 459.022, or s. 468.701, with whom the physician 30 maintains a formal supervisory relationship or established 31 written protocol that identifies the medical care or evaluations 32 to be performed, identifies conditions for performing medical 33 care or evaluations, and attests to proficiency in the 34 evaluation and management of concussions; and 35 b. Consult with or use testing and the evaluation of 36 cognitive functions performed by a neuropsychologist licensed 37 under chapter 490. 38 Section 2. Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) are added to 39 subsection (2) of section 1006.20, Florida Statutes, to read: 40 1006.20 Athletics in public K-12 schools.— 41 (2) ADOPTION OF BYLAWS.— 42 (e) The organization shall adopt guidelines to educate 43 officials, administrators, coaches, and student athletes and 44 their parents or guardians of the nature and risk of concussion 45 and head injury. 46 (f) The organization shall adopt bylaws or policies that 47 require the parent or guardian of a student who participates in 48 interscholastic athletic competition or who is a candidate for 49 an interscholastic athletic team, before the student 50 participates in a competition, practice, or other activity, to 51 annually sign and return a consent form that explains the nature 52 and risk of concussion and head injury, including the risk of 53 continuing to play after a concussion or head injury has 54 occurred. 55 (g) The organization shall adopt bylaws or policies that 56 require student athletes who are suspected of sustaining a 57 concussion or head injury in a practice or competition to be 58 immediately removed from the activity. A student athlete who has 59 been removed may not return to practice or competition until the 60 student receives written clearance to return from a physician 61 who is licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, certified by 62 the American Board of Neurological Surgery or the American Board 63 of Orthopaedic Surgery, certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine 64 by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 65 certified in Neuromuscular Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury 66 Medicine, or Sports Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry 67 and Neurology, certified in Clinical Neurophysiology, 68 Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, or Neuromuscular Medicine, or a 69 physician licensed under chapter 460, certified by the Academy 70 of Chiropractic Orthopedists, the American Board of Chiropractic 71 Orthopedics, or the American Chiropractic Neurology Board, or 72 certified as a Chiropractic Sports Physician, stating that the 73 student athlete no longer exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors 74 consistent with a concussion or other head injury. Before 75 issuing a written clearance to return to practice or 76 competition, a physician may: