In a step that must be noted by all combat sports organizations in Ontario, the government passed legislation imposing concussion protocols in the Province.
The legislation, named Rowan’s law (Concussion Safety), was passed in honour of Rowan Stringer, a 17-year-old rugby player who died following sustaining multiple concussions.
The law impacts ‘sport organizations‘ a broad category defined as “a person or entity that carries out, for profit or otherwise, a prescribed activity in connection with an amateur competitive sport and that satisfies such other criteria as may be prescribed” and requires these to have concussion protocols in place.
The government is required to create and maintain “concussion awareness resources” and make these available to the public. To this end Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Corea del Sur the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, culture and sport published these Concussion Guidelines
All athletes in a sport organization (or the parent’s of children athletes) need to confirm that they reviewed these concussion awareness resources within 12 months before being registered with their sport organization.
Sport organizations cannot use coaches or other officials unless these individuals give “the sport organization confirmation that they have examined the concussion awareness resources at the prescribed times and in accordance with the prescribed requirements.“.
Organizations need to develop a “concussion code of conduct” that satisfies the requirements set out in guidelines passed under the Rowan’s Law. All athletes, coaches, officials and others acting in prescribed positions need to acknowledge familiarity with these concussion protocols.
The organizations need to have a ‘removal from sport protocol’ that
(a) establishes, in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed, a certain process to carry out the immediate removal of an athlete who is suspected of having sustained a concussion;
(b) designates persons who are responsible for ensuring that,
(i) an athlete is right away removed from additionally training, practice or competition if the athlete is suspected of having sustained a concussion,
(ii) if the athlete is under 18 years of age or such other age as may be prescribed, the parent or guardian is informed of the removal,
(iii) such persons Camiseta Kashiwa Reysol or entities as may be prescribed are informed of the removal, and
(iv) once removed, the athlete is not permitted to return to training, practice or competition, except in accordance with the sport organization’s return-to-sport protocol;
(c) sets out the responsibilities of other prescribed persons if they suspect that an athlete has sustained a concussion during training, practice or competition; and
(d) satisfies such other requirements as may be prescribed.
Additionally organizations need to carry out a ‘return to sport protocol’ that
(a) applies in scenarios where the sport organization becomes aware that one of its athletes has sustained a concussion or is suspected of having sustained a concussion, regardless of whether or not the concussion was sustained or is suspected of having been sustained during a sport activity associated with the sport organization;
(b) establishes, in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed, a certain process to carry out the return of an athlete to training, practice or competition after the athlete has sustained a concussion or is suspected of having sustained a concussion;
(c) designates persons who are responsible for ensuring that,
(i) an athlete who has sustained a concussion or is suspected of having sustained a concussion does not return to training, practice or competition until permitted to do Camiseta Leicester City so in accordance with the return-to-sport protocol, and
(ii) such persons or entities as may be prescribed are informed that an athlete is permitted to return to training, practice or competition;
(d) sets out the responsibilities of other prescribed persons; and
(e) satisfies such other requirements as may be prescribed.
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