Florida Senate - 2011                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 301, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Jones moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 32 - 54
    4  and insert:
    5         (g) Adopt bylaws or policies that require student athletes
    6  who are suspected of sustaining a concussion or head injury in a
    7  practice or competition to be immediately removed from the
    8  activity. A student athlete who has been removed may not return
    9  to practice or competition until the student receives written
   10  clearance to return from a physician licensed under chapter 458
   11  or chapter 459 who is certified by the American Board of
   12  Neurological Surgery or the American Board of Orthopaedic
   13  Surgery, certified in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine by the
   14  American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
   15  certified in Neuromuscular Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury
   16  Medicine, or Sports Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry
   17  and Neurology, certified in Clinical Neurophysiology,
   18  Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, or Neuromuscular Medicine, or a
   19  physician licensed under chapter 460 who is certified by the
   20  Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists, the American Board of
   21  Chiropractic Orthopedics, or the American Chiropractic Neurology
   22  Board, or certified as a chiropractic sports physician. The
   23  written clearance must state that the student athlete no longer
   24  exhibits signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a
   25  concussion or other head injury. Before issuing a written
   26  clearance to return to practice or competition, a physician may:
   27         1. Delegate the performance of medical acts to a health
   28  care provider licensed or certified under s. 458.347, s.
   29  459.022, s. 464.012, or s. 468.707 with whom the physician
   30  maintains a formal supervisory relationship or an established
   31  written protocol that identifies the medical acts or evaluations
   32  to be performed and conditions for their performance and that
   33  attests to proficiency in the evaluation and management of
   34  concussions.
   35         2. Consult with, or utilize testing and evaluation of
   36  cognitive functions performed by, a neuropsychologist licensed
   37  under chapter 490.