MD HB1097

Each Maryland public high school must maintain a standardized injury log for all injuries occurring during school athletic activities, documenting details including date/time, sport, body part affected, activity type (practice/competition/conditioning), and return-to-play dates.

Injuries must be documented within 24 hours by a coach, certified athletic trainer, school nurse, or other designated school personnel.

Schools must retain injury logs for a minimum of 5 years and make them available to the local school system and State Department of Education for compliance and safety reviews.

Local school systems must submit aggregated annual reports of high school athletic injuries to the State Department of Education by July 1 each year, beginning July 1, 2027, with no individual student-identifying information included.

The State Department of Education, in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, may adopt regulations and standardized reporting forms to implement these requirements; effective date is July 1, 2026.