HCASB260 4469 4476 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendments SENATEproposed BILLby NO.House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Engrossed Senate Bill No.

260 BYby SENATORSSenator EDMONDS,Edmonds CARTER,AMENDMENT JENKINS,NO. LUNEAU, MILLER AND MIZELL AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.9:2798(B)(1)andtoenactR.S.9:2798(D)(4)andR.S.40:1087.2, relative to youth athletics;

to1 provideOn forpage 3, line 17, after "department" and before "may" delete "may spend donated funds to purchase the Coachcourses Safelyor" Act;Page 1 of 1 CODING:

toWordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored provideare foradditions. limitation of liability;

to provide for definitions;

to provide for an injury mitigation course;

to provide for content of youth injury mitigation courses;

to provide for posting of certain information on the internet;

to provide for an effective date;

and to provide for related matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section1.R.S.9:2798(B)(1)isherebyamendedandreenactedandR.S.9:2798(D)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:

§2798.

Limitation ofliabilityofavolunteerathleticcoach,manager,teamvolunteer health care healthcare provider, or official;

definitions * * * B.(1) The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable unless the volunteer athletic coach, manager, athletic trainer, team volunteer health care healthcare provider, or sports team official has participated in a safety orientation and training program established by the league or team with which he is affiliated or a youth injury mitigation course.

Any safety orientation and training program established in compliance with this Subsection may include, as a condition of satisfactory completion, a course in child cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Participation in a safety orientation and training program by a coach, manager, athletic trainer, team volunteer health care healthcare provider, or sports team officialmaybewaivedbytheleaguepriortotheindividual'sorperson'sparticipation in the sporting activities or in the practice thereof upon submission of appropriate documented evidence as to that individual's or person's proficiency in first aid and Page 1 of 3 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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260 ENROLLED safety, which may include a current certification in child cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

* * * D.

For the purposes of this Section, the following phrases shall have the meanings hereafter ascribed to them:

* * * (4) "Youth injury mitigation course" means a course approved by the LouisianaDepartmentofHealththatincludesinstructioninallofthefollowing:

(a)Emergencypreparednessandplanningandrehearsalforresponding to traumatic injuries sustained during youth athletic activities.

(b) Concussions and head trauma.

(c) Heat and extreme weather-related injuries.

(d) Musculoskeletal overuse, physical conditioning, recovery, and training equipment usage.

(e) Heart defects and abnormalities leading to sudden cardiac death.

Section 2.

R.S.

40:1087.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

§1087.2.

Youth injury mitigation courses;

approval process A.

The Louisiana Department of Health shall establish and administer a process for approving courses that meet the requirements of a youth injury mitigation course.

B.

Completion of an approved youth injury mitigation course may be usedtosatisfytherequirementsofasafetyorientationandtrainingprogramin R.S.9:2798.Eachyouthinjurymitigationcourseshallincludeinstructiononthe following:

(1)Emergencypreparednessandplanningandrehearsalforresponding to traumatic injuries sustained during youth athletic activities.

(2) Heat and extreme weather-related injuries.