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SECTION 2595
Football programs; information on concussions
Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 25, TITLE 7
§ 2595. Football programs; information on concussions. 1. All tackle
football programs in the state shall provide an informational packet
about concussions and sub-concussive blows, and the injuries that might
occur as a result of receiving such blows, to the parents or guardians
of all children participating in such tackle football program. The
informational packet shall be provided by the department and shall be
available to be downloaded free of charge from the department's website.

2. For the purposes of this section, "tackle football program" shall
include any practice, game or other activity which involves engaging in
tackle football and which is organized by a school, adult, or public or
private league or other entity whose purpose is to allow children to
participate in contact football.