Nebraska

Nebraska

•   Concussion and brain injury information must also be provided on an annual basis to students and the students’ parents or guardians prior to such students initiating practice or competition. The information provided to students and the students’ parents or guardians shall include, but not limited to, the following: the signs and symptoms of a concussion; the risks posed by sustaining a concussion; and the actions a student should take in response to sustaining a concussion, including the notification of his or her coaches.

•   A student who participates on a school athletic team must be removed from a practice or game when he or she is reasonably suspected of having sustained a concussion or brain injury in such practice or game after observation by a coach or a licensed health care professional who is professionally affiliated with or contracted by the school. In order to return to play, the student must be evaluated by a licensed health care professional, has received written and signed clearance to resume participation in athletic activities from the licensed health care professional, and has submitted the written and signed clearance to resume participation in athletic activities to the school accompanied by written permission to resume participation from the student’s parent or guardian.

•   If an athlete is reasonably suspected after observation of having sustained a concussion or brain injury and is removed from play, the parent or guardian of the athlete shall be notified by the coach or a representative of the city, village, business, or nonprofit organization that organized the athletic activity of the date and approximate time of the injury suffered by the athlete, the signs and symptoms of a concussion or brain injury that were observed, and any actions taken to treat the athlete.

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