2016 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
CHAPTER 30L. CONCUSSION PROTECTION IN YOUTH ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES ACT [EFFECTIVE SEPT. 6, 2017]
§ 3004L. Concussion protection [Effective Sept. 6, 2017].
(a) An athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion in an athletic activity shall be immediately removed from physical participation in the athletic activity and shall not return to that athletic activity on the same day.
(b) An athlete who has been removed from an athletic activity may not return to physical participation in an athletic activity until evaluated by a health-care provider and the athlete receives written clearance to return to physical participation in an athletic activity from the evaluating health-care provider.
(c) The coach or official responsible for an athlete's removal shall ensure that prompt notice is provided to the athlete's parent or guardian of both the removal and medical clearance requirement.
80 Del. Laws, c. 409, § 1.;
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