Montana Code 20-7-1302. Definitions
20-7-1302. Definitions. As used in 20-7-1301 through 20-7-1304, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-7-1302
- district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
- Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business.
- school: means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. See Montana Code 20-6-501
(1)”Concussion” means an injury to the brain arising from blunt trauma, an acceleration force, or a deceleration force, which may include one of the following observed or self-reported conditions attributable to the injury:
(a)transient confusion, disorientation, or impaired consciousness;
(b)dysfunction of memory;
(c)loss of consciousness; or
(d)signs of other neurological or neuropsychological dysfunction, including:
(i)increased irritability;
(ii)lethargy;
(iii)vomiting;
(iv)headache;
(v)dizziness;
(vi)fatigue;
(vii)decreased balance; and
(viii)seizures.
(2)”Licensed health care professional” means a registered, licensed, certified, or otherwise statutorily recognized health care professional whose training includes the evaluation and management of concussions consistent with current medical knowledge.
(3)(a) “Organized youth athletic activity” means an athletic activity organized or sponsored by a school district, nonpublic school, or youth athletic organization in which the participants are engaged in an athletic game or competition against another team, club, or entity, in practice, tryouts, training exercises, or sports camps, or in preparation for an athletic game or competition against another team, club, or entity.
(b)The term does not include recess or physical education classes conducted by a school district or nonpublic school.
(4)”Youth athlete” means an individual who is an active participant in an organized youth athletic activity.
(5)”Youth athletic organization” means any entity that organizes or sponsors an organized youth athletic activity.