Citation

Parsons JT, Baugh C. Handb. Clin. Neurol. 2018; 158: 257-267.

Affiliation

Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/B978-0-444-63954-7.00025-2

PMID

30482354

Abstract

Beginning in 2009 with the passage of the Zackery Lystedt law in the state of Washington, all 50 states have passed concussion laws that implement a mandatory framework of care for high school and youth athletes. The structure of these laws generally shares the three primary components of the Lystedt law: (1) preseason concussion education; (2) mandatory removal from play with suspected concussion; and (3) clearance from a healthcare professional prior to return to play. These same three policy components are also found at the collegiate and professional levels of sport, either through established policy or labor contracts. This chapter explores concussion-specific legal and policy developments that currently inform concussion management practices across multiple levels of the US athletic system.

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Language: en

Keywords

Madden rule; booth observer; concussion education; equipment safety standards; exertional return-to-play protocol; primary prevention strategies; secondary prevention strategies; state concussion laws