Rowan's Law (Concussion Safety), 2018

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• 1Definitions

  1 In this Act, “concussion awareness resources” means the information or materials approved by the Minister respecting concussion prevention, detection and management; (“ressources de sensibilisation aux commotions cérébrales”) “Minister” means the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport or such other member of the Executive Council as may be assigned the administration of this Act under the Executive Council Act; (“ministre”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”) “sport organization” means a person or entity that carries out, for profit or otherwise, a prescribed activity in connection with an amateur competitive sport and that satisfies such other criteria as may be prescribed. (“organisation sportive”)

• 2Concussion awareness resources

  2 (1) A sport organization shall not register an individual who is under the prescribed age in a sports activity unless the individual gives the sport organization confirmation that they have, within 12 months before the registration or within such other period as may be prescribed, reviewed the concussion awareness resources. Requirement, other prescribed circumstances (2) A sport organization shall, in the prescribed circumstances and in accordance with the prescribed requirements, require an individual who is under the prescribed age to give the sport organization confirmation that they have reviewed the concussion awareness resources. Requirement, individuals under 18 (3) If the individual referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is under 18 years of age or such other age as may be prescribed, the individual’s parent or guardian must also give the sport organization confirmation that the…

• 3Concussion code of conduct

  3 (1) A sport organization shall establish a concussion code of conduct that satisfies the requirements set out in the regulations. Requirement on registration (2) A sport organization shall not register an individual who is under the prescribed age in a sports activity unless the individual gives the sport organization confirmation that they have, within 12 months before the registration or within such other period as may be prescribed, reviewed the sport organization’s concussion code of conduct. Requirement, other prescribed circumstances (3) A sport organization shall, in the prescribed circumstances and in accordance with the prescribed requirements, require an individual who is under the prescribed age to give the sport organization confirmation that they have reviewed the sport organization’s concussion code of conduct. Requirement, individuals under 18 (4) If the individual refer…

• 4Removal-from-sport protocol

  4 (1) Every sport organization shall establish a removal-from-sport protocol for its athletes that, (a) establishes, in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed, a specific process to implement the immediate removal of an athlete who is suspected of having sustained a concussion; (b) designates persons who are responsible for ensuring that, (i) an athlete is immediately removed from further training, practice or competition if the athlete is suspected of having sustained a concussion, (ii) if the athlete is under 18 years of age or such other age as may be prescribed, the parent or guardian is informed of the removal, (iii) such persons or entities as may be prescribed are informed of the removal, and (iv) once removed, the athlete is not permitted to return to training, practice or competition, except in accordance with the sport organization’s return-to-sport protocol; (c…

• 5Rowan’s Law Day

  5 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the last Wednesday in September in each year is proclaimed as Rowan’s Law Day. Minister may declare a different day (2) For any particular year, the Minister may declare that Rowan’s Law Day is on any day of the year other than the day referred to in subsection (1).

• 6Progress reports re recommendations

  6 (1) The Minister shall prepare reports about the progress made in implementing all or some of the recommendations set out in “Creating Rowan’s Law: Report of the Rowan’s Law Advisory Committee”, dated September 2017, which is available on a Government of Ontario website. Public access to reports (2) The Minister shall publish the reports required under this section on a Government of Ontario website. First report (3) A first report shall be published on the day this section comes into force. Subsequent reports (4) Subsequent reports shall be published every year after the day this section comes into force, until such time as the Minister prepares a final progress report.

• 7Regulations

  7 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for any matters which, in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or advisable for the purposes of this Act, including, (a) prescribing or otherwise providing for anything that is required or permitted under this Act to be prescribed or otherwise provided for in the regulations, including governing anything required or permitted to be done in accordance with the regulations; (b) governing the manner in which an individual gives confirmation to a sport organization for the purposes of sections 2 and 3; (c) governing concussion codes of conduct required under section 3, including, (i) specifying circumstances in which a sport organization’s concussion code of conduct applies or does not apply, and (ii) prescribing rules for determining whether a sport organization’s concussion code of conduct a…

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  8 Omitted (amends, repeals or revokes other legislation).

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  9 Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Act).

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  10 Omitted (enacts short title of this Act). ______________