TITLE XV
EDUCATION

CHAPTER 200
HEALTH AND SANITATION

Head Injury Policies for Student Sports

Section 200:50

    200:50 Removal of Student-Athlete. –
I. A school employee coach, official, licensed athletic trainer, or health care provider who suspects that a student-athlete has sustained a concussion or head injury in a practice or game shall remove the student-athlete from play immediately.
II. A student-athlete who has been removed from play shall not return to play on the same day or until he or she is evaluated by a health care provider and receives medical clearance and written authorization from that health care provider to return to play. The student-athlete shall also present written permission from a parent or guardian to return to play.
III. No person who authorizes a student-athlete to return to play shall be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in the rendering of such care, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

Source. 2012, 234:2, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.