Concussion Rule in Ohio

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http://ohsaa.org/medicine/Concussion...eb2013_PPE.pdf


2. A change in the Return to Play (RTP) Protocol prohibiting any student who has been removed from a
practice or a competition by a coach or a contest official to return to that practice or competition on that
same day. RTP will be permitted thereafter (meaning no earlier than the next day) only with written
authorization by a physician, either an M.D. or D.O. If a Board of Education or other governing board
wishes to authorize another licensed health care provider such as an athletic trainer, to perform this
authorization, the provider must be acting in consultation with a physician (M.D. or D.O), pursuant to a
referral from a physician, in collaboration with a physician, or under the supervision of a physician. A form
for your use has been revised and will be posted on the website and shared with all coaches and officials
when it becomes operational on April 26, 2013.