HB 1315 Summary

• Requires physicians, physician assistants, and nurses treating children to complete at least 2 hours of continuing education on concussions and head injuries covering prevention, symptoms, risks, treatment, and long-term effects.

• Mandates each school district create a concussion oversight team with at least 5 members including a board-certified pediatrician, athletic trainer or nurse, educator, administrator, and private school representative; prohibits athletic coaches from serving on the team.

• Requires youth and student athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury to be immediately removed from activity and referred to the concussion oversight team; prohibits return to practice, competition, or classroom instruction until medical clearance and protocol requirements are met.

• Establishes return-to-play and return-to-learn protocols based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, with students permitted to return to classroom instruction before athletic clearance upon completion of the return-to-learn protocol.

• Requires parental consent and acknowledgment of risks before student return to activities, and mandates disclosure of medical clearance to school personnel in compliance with HIPAA.