{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-40-41.4","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:40-41.4","heading":"Removal of student-athlete from competition, practice; return.","body":"4.\tA student who participates in an interscholastic sports program, intramural sports program, or cheerleading program and who sustains or is suspected of having sustained a concussion or other head injury while engaged in a competition or practice shall be immediately removed from the competition or practice.  A student-athlete or cheerleader who is removed from competition or practice shall not participate in further sports or cheerleading activity until:\na.\tthe student-athlete or cheerleader is evaluated by a physician or other licensed healthcare provider trained in the evaluation and management of concussions, and receives written clearance from a physician trained in the evaluation and management of concussions to return to competition or practice; and\nb.\tthe student-athlete or cheerleader returns to regular school activities and is no longer experiencing symptoms of the injury when conducting those activities.\nThe return of a student-athlete or cheerleader to competition or practice shall be in accordance with the graduated, six-step \"Return to Play Progression\" recommendations and any subsequent changes or other updates to those recommendations as developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\nL.2010, c.94, s.4; amended 2011, c.168, s.3; 2017, c.105, s.2; 2021, c.222, s.3.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"23d0aa1f4df0a13d4a2d2463f4945a4cb2859c1dadefb5ac0bbc5629f0278115","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-40-41.3a","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-40-41.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}