Outline of the state of Maryland
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Maryland
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Concussion Head Injuries

Category
Concussion Head Injuries

State law addresses concussions/return to play.

Code of Maryland Regulations 13A.06.08.05 Concussion Policies and Procedures

A. Each school system shall implement policies consistent with this chapter and the Policies and Programs on Concussions for Public Schools and Youth Sport Programs to assure student-athletes, parents, or guardians and school personnel receive an informational sheet describing:

  • (1) The nature and risk of a concussion or head injury;
  • (2) The criteria for removal from play and return to play;
  • (3) The risks of not reporting injury and continuing to play; and
  • (4) Appropriate academic accommodations for diagnosed concussion victims.
Policy Type
Regulation

Code of Maryland Regulations 13A.06.08.06 Removal and Return to Play

A. Any student-athlete suspected of sustaining a concussion shall immediately be removed from practice or play. B. Each school shall use the graduated return to play protocols instituted in the Policies and Programs on Concussions for Public Schools and Youth Sport Programs. C. The student-athlete may not return to play until the student receives written clearance after receiving an appropriate medical assessment by one of the following:

  • (1) A licensed physician trained in the evaluation and management of concussions;
  • (2) A licensed physician's assistant trained in the evaluation and management of concussions in collaboration with the physician assistant's supervising physician or alternate supervising physician within the scope of the physician assistant's Delegation Agreement approved by the Board of Physicians;
  • (3) A licensed nurse practitioner trained in the evaluation and management of concussions;
  • (4) A licensed psychologist with training in neuropsychology and in the evaluation and management of concussions; or
  • (5) A licensed athletic trainer trained in the evaluation and management of concussions, in collaboration with the athletic trainer's supervising physician or alternate supervising physician and within the scope of the Evaluation and Treatment protocol approved by the Board of Physicians.
Policy Type
Regulation

Maryland Code 14-501 Concussions head injuries or sudden cardiac arrest in youth sports programs.

(c) Removal from play; written clearance required for return to play. --

  • (1) A youth athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury in a practice or game shall be removed from play at that time.
  • (2) A youth athlete who has been removed from play may not return to play until the youth athlete has obtained written clearance from a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions.
Policy Type
Statute

Maryland Code 7-433. Public Schools and Youth Sports Programs -- Concussions.

c) Removal of student suspected of sustaining concussion or head injury in practice or game; clearance required for return to play.--

  • (1) A student who is suspected of sustaining a concussion or other head injury in a practice or game shall be removed from play at that time.
  • (2) A student who has been removed from play may not return to play until the student has obtained written clearancefrom a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions.
Policy Type
Statute