Children's Rallies Around Jake Snakenberg Youth Concussion Act
Children's Hospital Colorado has been actively supporting Senate Bill 40 (SB-40), the Jake Snakenberg Youth Concussion Act, which will require coaches of youth athletic activities to complete annual concussion recognition education. Further, if the coach suspects an athlete from ages 11-18 has sustained a concussion, the coach must immediately remove the athlete from play, and the athlete cannot return to practice or play until evaluated by a health care provider and cleared to return.
Read more about concussion care from Children's Hospital Colorado.
The bill that was introduced into the Senate on Feb. 10, 2011, is named after Jake Snakenberg, a 14-year-old high school football player from Grandview who died after he suffered a concussion.
Michael Kirkwood, PhD, co-director of the concussion program at Children's, along with some of our patients, have been featured in a number of media stories about the bill. See the coverage below.
