Texas Education Code

§ 38.157 — RETURN TO PLAY IN PRACTICE OR COMPETITION

ED § 38.157Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part G. SAFE SCHOOLS · Ch. 38. HEALTH AND SAFETY · Art. D. PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND OVERSIGHT OF CONCUSSIONS AFFECTING STUDENT ATHLETES

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(a)A student removed from an interscholastic athletics practice or competition under Section 38.156 may not be permitted to practice or compete again following the force or impact believed to have caused the concussion until:

(1)the student has been evaluated, using established medical protocols based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence, by a treating physician chosen by the student or the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student;

(2)the student has successfully completed each requirement of the return-to-play protocol established under Section 38.153 necessary for the student to return to play;

(3)the treating physician has provided a written statement indicating that, in the physician's professional judgment, it is safe for the student to return to play; and

(4)the student and the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student:

(A)have acknowledged that the student has completed the requirements of the return-to-play protocol necessary for the student to return to play;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 781 (H.B. 2038), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.