Concussions in Youth Athletes - Iowa

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Iowa

Governor Branstad signed HF 581/SF 367 into law on April 7, 2011. This law can be found at section 280.13C of the Iowa Code under the title dealing with education and the chapter on school district and uniform requirements. (Iowa Code § 280.13C).

This law requires the state high school athletic association to distribute information to parents, coaches, students and others on concussions and requires school districts to annually provide forms to parents/guardians on concussions to be signed and returned to the school prior to any athletic participation by the student. Finally, any student suspected of sustaining a concussion must be immediately removed from the activity and cannot return until they have been evaluated by a health care professional and received written clearance to play.

Section 280.13 C of the Iowa Code is available online at:

http://search.legis.state.ia.us/nxt/gateway.dll/ic?f=templates&fn=default.htm

At present, there is no pending legislation to either amend or repeal this statute.