Iowa
• Annually, each school district and nonpublic school must provide to the parent or guardian of each student a concussion and brain injury information sheet for their signature. The sheet must be returned to the student’s school prior to the student’s participation in any extracurricular interscholastic activity for grades seven through twelve.
• If a student’s coach or contest official observes signs, symptoms, or behaviors consistent with a concussion or brain injury in an extracurricular interscholastic activity, the student shall be immediately removed from participation. A student must be evaluated and receive a written clearance by a licensed health care provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions and other brain injuries before returning to play. A “licensed health care provider” means a physician, physician assistant, chiropractor, advanced registered nurse practitioner, nurse, physical therapist, or athletic trainer licensed by a board.
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