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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the return-to-play protocol for students removed from |
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interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected |
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concussion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.157, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (d) |
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and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a |
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treating physician may delegate to an advanced practice registered |
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nurse or physician assistant, acting under the physician's |
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supervision: |
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(1) the evaluation of a student to be performed under |
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Subsection (a)(1) using established medical protocols based on |
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peer-reviewed scientific evidence; and |
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(2) the completion of the written statement required |
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under Subsection (a)(3) indicating that, in the evaluating |
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professional's judgment, it is safe for the student to return to |
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play. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |