Mandates and Resources
August 2016
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF FACT SHEET ON SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSIONS AND
CONCUSSION MODEL POLICY GUIDANCE
N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41.3 requires each school district, charter school, renaissance school project,
and nonpublic school that participates in interscholastic athletics to adopt by September 1,
2011, a policy concerning the prevention and treatment of sports-related concussions and other
head injuries among student athletes. Information on the student athlete concussion policy and
guidance is available at
www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/chpe/concussions/.
N.J.S.A. 18A:40-41.2 requires public schools to distribute the annual educational fact sheet on
sports-related concussion and head injury to the parents or guardians of students participating
in inter-scholastic sports and cheerleading and to obtain a signed receipt. The fact sheet is
available at
http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/chpe/concussions/fact.pdf.
ANNUAL INSERVICE ABOUT ASTHMA
N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.9 requires annual asthma education opportunities for teaching staff. The
Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey provides support to schools regarding asthma
requirements. Additional information can be found at
www.pacnj.org.
IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL-AGE YOUTH
JANET’S LAW
NJ FAMILYCARE
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.2(i), school districts are required to make accessible information
regarding the NJ FamilyCare Program for students who are knowingly without medical
coverage. For more information regarding the NJ FamilyCare program, please go to
www.njfamilycare.org/.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN