Outline of the state of Idaho
State
Idaho
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Category
Concussion Head Injuries

Category
Concussion Head Injuries

State law addresses concussions/return to play.

Idaho Statutes 33-1625 Youth Athletes — Concussion and Head Injury Guidelines and Requirements.

(5) If during a practice or game or competition, it is reasonably suspected that a youth athlete has sustained a concussion or head injury and exhibits outward signs or symptoms of such, as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, then the youth athlete shall be removed from play. Every Idaho middle school, junior high school and high school that participates in or offers an organized athletic league shall develop protocol to be followed for removing such athletes from play. Such protocol shall be consistent with concussion and head injury guidelines of the centers for disease control and prevention. (6) An athlete may be returned to play once the athlete is evaluated and authorized to return by a qualified health care professional who is trained in the evaluation and management of concussions. For the purposes of this section,“qualified health care professional” means and includes any one (1) of the following who is trained in the evaluation and management of concussions...

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Statute