High School Sports Injury Reporting

Bill: 117-hr-8751
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2022-08-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Athletes

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Latest action: action_date: 2022-08-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-08-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>High School Sports Injury Reporting</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to report to Congress about sports injury reporting requirements in high schools. The report must address, among other topics, the availability of and tools used to collect data on sports injuries, as well as recommend policies and other means of supporting sports injury reporting to improve student athlete safety.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8751 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 26, 2022 Mr. Veasey (for himself and Mr. Emmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of reporting data relating to injuries in high school sports to improve the safety of student athletes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High School Sports Injury Reporting . 2. Report on feasability of reporting data on injuries in high school sports to improve safety of student athletes (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on high school sports injury reporting. (b) Contents The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A survey to examine how injuries in high school sports are reported in the United States, including— (A) the kind of data that is available; (B) the tools used to report such data; and (C) the effect of such reporting on the outcomes relating to such injuries. (2) An in-depth evaluation of a State that requires reporting data relating to such injuries, including— (A) the tools that high schools in that State use to conduct such reporting; (B) the ability of such schools to collect such data; and (C) the effect of such reporting on the recovery of student athletes from such injuries. (3) An analysis of how such reporting affects the number of such injuries and the treatment relating to such injuries. (4) A description of recommendations on how such data reporting helps inform sports safety statutes, policies, and practices in the State. (5) What Federal statutes, policies, tools, and practices could be employed to support high schools nationwide in employing robust high school sports injury reporting requirements and systems to improves student athlete safety. (6) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committees on Appropriations, Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. (2) High school The term high school has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).