Concussions in Youth Athletes - Kansas

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Kansas

Governor Brownback signed SB33 into law on May 25, 2011. This law can be found at section 72-135 of the Kansas Code. Chapter 72 deals with schools. (Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-135).

This law requires the state board of Education and the state high school activities association to compile information on concussions and provide it to school districts and parents. If a student is suspected of sustaining a concussion, the student must be immediately removed from play and cannot return until they have been evaluated by a health care professional and received written clearance to play. The law also requires parents/guardians to sign a release regarding concussions before a student participates in any athletic activity.

The official version of this section is currently available online at:

http://kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/statute/072_000_0000_chapter/072_001_0000_article/072_001_0035_section/072_001_0035_k/

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