Utah Code § 26B-4-404

Removal of child suspected of sustaining concussion or a traumatic head injury
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-- Medical clearance required before return to participation.
(1) An amateur sports organization, and each agent of the amateur sports organization, shall:
(a) immediately remove a child from participating in a sporting event of the amateur sports
organization if the child is suspected of sustaining a concussion or a traumatic head injury;
and
(b) prohibit the child described in Subsection (1)(a) from participating in a sporting event of the
amateur sports organization until the child:
(i) is evaluated by a qualified health care provider who is trained in the evaluation and
management of a concussion; and
(ii) provides the amateur sports organization with a written statement from the qualified health
care provider described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) stating that:

(A) the qualified health care provider has, within three years before the day on which the
written statement is made, successfully completed a continuing education course in the
evaluation and management of a concussion; and
(B) the child is cleared to resume participation in the sporting event of the amateur sports
organization.
(2) This section does not create a new cause of action.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session

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