Bill
Number: H.B. 2088
Allen
S Floor Amendment
Reference
to: House engrossed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Legislative Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1.
Directs
the Department of Education to cooperate with a statewide organization that
governs interscholastic activities to conduct a two-year concussion management
pilot program during the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school
years for physical therapists who have been trained in the evaluation and
management of concussions and head injuries.
2. Allows,
during those school years, a licensed physical therapist to remove a pupil
suspected of sustaining a concussion from athletic activity, assess a pupil
with a suspected concussion, make return-to-play decisions and provide
clearance to resume participation in athletic activity.
3. Requires
the Department to report on the findings and conclusions of the pilot program
as directed.
Fifty-third Legislature Allen
S
Second
Regular Session H.B. 2088
ALLEN S FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2088
(Reference to House engrossed
bill)
Page 11, after line 38, insert:
"Sec. 2. Concussion management pilot program for physical therapists;
reports; delayed repeal
A. The
department of education, in cooperation with a statewide organization that
governs interscholastic activities, shall:
1. Conduct
a two-year concussion management pilot program during the 2018‑2019 and
2019‑2020 school years for physical therapists who have been trained in
the evaluation and management of concussions and head injuries. Notwithstanding
section 15‑341, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, during
the 2018‑2019 and 2019‑2020 school years, a physical therapist who
is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 19, Arizona Revised Statutes, may
remove from an athletic activity a pupil who the physical therapist suspects
has sustained a concussion. A physical therapist may assess a pupil with a
suspected concussion, make return-to-play decisions on the same day and provide
clearance to resume participation in athletic activity on a subsequent day.
2. On
or before December 31, 2019, submit an initial report to the governor, the
president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that
summarizes the department's findings and conclusions about the number of physical
therapists who participated in the first year of the pilot program and the
impact and effectiveness of the first year of the pilot program. On or before
December 31, 2020, the department shall submit a final report to the governor,
the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives
that summarizes the department's findings and conclusions regarding the pilot
program. The department shall provide a copy of the reports to the
secretary of state.
B. The
department of education may adopt policies and procedures to carry out the
purposes of the pilot program.
C. This
section is repealed from and after March 31, 2021."
Amend title to conform