Utah Admin. Code R277-614-4 - LEA Responsibilities

(1) An LEA shall comply with Title 26, Chapter 53, Protection of Athletes with Head Injuries Act, including all responsibilities of an amateur sports organization.

(2) All LEAs shall adopt and maintain a traumatic head injury policy for students:

(a) participating in physical education classes offered by the LEA; and

(b) participating in extracurricular activities sponsored by the LEA or statewide athletic associations.

(3) An LEA's policy shall include:

(a) direction to agents to remove a student from a sporting event if the student is suspected of sustaining a concussion or a traumatic head injury;

(b) the prohibition of the continued participation of a student removed under Subsection (3)(a) until the student is evaluated by a trained qualified health care professional;

(c) a written statement from a trained qualified health care provider clearing a student removed under Subsection (3)(a) to resume participation in a sporting event;

(d) adequate training for agents, consistent with their involvement and responsibility for supervising students in sporting events and physical education classes, about traumatic head injuries and response to suspected student injuries, consistent with the law; and

(e) a requirement of notice at least annually to parents of students who participate in sporting events, to be acknowledged by a parent in writing, of an LEA's traumatic head injury policy.

(4) An LEA shall post the policy required under Subsection (2) on the LEA's website where the information will be readily accessible to the public and to parents.

(5) An LEA shall notify a parent if an LEA becomes aware a student is reported to have experienced a head injury during school hours or a school sanctioned activity, including during free play.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R277-614-4

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-15, effective 7/9/2018 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-13, effective 6/24/2021 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-22, effective 11/7/2022