Korey Stringer Institute survey:
Secondary School Athletic Trainers, please take time every year to update your information in the KSI/ATLAS survey!
MHSAA Concussion Care Insurance Benefit
Continuing in the 2018-19 school year, the MHSAA is providing supplemental insurance for the payment of medical expenses related to concussions. The injury must have occurred during a MHSAA activity of a member school. The policy limit is $25000.00 for each occurrence.
The program intends to assure that member MHSAA student athletes revived prompt and professional medical services for head injury even if the athlete is uninsured or under-insured.
The insurance offered by MHSAA through K and K company is a secondary carrier. This means when the primary insurance is used then the school's athletic insurance (if a coverage is provided) is used then and only then the MHSAA policy used to pay remaining costs.
So in fact you could have 3 insurances paying for costs related to concussion injury.
See your Athletic Director or Athletic Trainer for additional information about the program.
Forms and other information can also be found at:
https://www.mhsaa.com/portals/0/documents/health%20safety/NewInsBenefit.pdf
Secondary School Position Improvement Guide
http://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/position-improvement-guide-secondary-school-athletic-trainers.pdf
Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Sports Medicine Management for Secondary Schools
http://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/SportsMedicineManagement.pdf
Recently Released News:
Secondary Schools with low availability of athletic trainers may be at higher risk of repeat concussion.
https://www.nata.org/nr11142018
