Title 7 — Human Health Care and Safety.

For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Athlete” means a person who engages in athletic activity who is 18 years old or younger. (2) “Athletic activity” means a program or event, including practice and competition, organized as part of a school-sponsored, interscholastic…

(a) An athlete who is suspected of sustaining a concussion in an athletic activity shall be immediately removed from physical participation in the athletic activity. (b) An athlete who has been removed from an athletic activity may not return to physical participation in the athl…

(a) The Mayor shall establish, through rulemaking, a training program on: (1) The nature and risk of a concussion; (2) The criteria for the removal of an athlete from physical participation in an athletic activity and his or her return to it; and (3) The risks to an athlete of no…

(a) The Department of Health shall create educational materials on the nature and risk of concussions. (b) Before an athlete may participate in an athletic activity, the organizing entity shall provide the educational materials developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section…

(a)(1) Within 120 days of October 20, 2011, the Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this chapter. (b) The Mayor, through rulemaking, may expand the authority of this chapter to include athleti…