On May 10, 2011, Indiana governor Mitch Daniels signed a strong youth sports concussion safety act (Senate Enrolled Act 93 [1]) into law, becoming the sixteenth state since May 2009 to enact such a law, a number that now stands at 31 plus the District of Columbia [2] (as of January 2, 2012).
The key provisions of the law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2011 and is modeled on the groundbreaking Zackery Lystedt Law [3]enacted by Washington State two years earlier, are as follows:
James R. Whitehead, CEO of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), said, "In passing this law, the Indiana General Assembly has gotten something very right. SEA93 marks a significant step forward in protecting the health and safety of youth athletes. It is highly appropriate that Indiana - the home of the American College of Sports Medicine - should pass an effective concussion law."
NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, said in a statement, that "We are pleased that Governor Daniels and the Indiana General Assembly have recognized that steps must be urgently taken to protect children and young student-athletes from preventable concussions and other brain injuries."
Posted May 24, 2011; revised March 30, 2015
Links:
[1] http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SE/SE0093.1.html
[2] https://momsteam.com/node/3015
[3] https://momsteam.com/node/3134
[4] https://momsteam.com/node/208
[5] https://momsteam.com/node/1469
[6] https://momsteam.com/node/149
[7] https://momsteam.com/node/2698
[8] https://momsteam.com/health-safety/every-state-has-youth-sports-concussion-safety-law
[9] https://momsteam.com/health-safety/concussion-safety/general/second-impact-syndrome-signs-and-symptoms
[10] https://momsteam.com/health-safety/no-same-day-return-play-after-concussion