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(a) The incapacitating injury or illness occurs in one of the four seasons of intercollegiate competition at any twoyearor four-year collegiate institutions or occurs after the first day of classes in the student-athlete’s senior yearin high school; (Revised: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/92, 11/1/01, 8/8/02)(b) The injury or illness occurs prior to the first competition of the second half of the playing season that concludeswith the NCAA championship in that sport (see Bylaw 14.2.4.3.4) and results in incapacity to competefor the remainder of that playing season; (Revised: 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, 4/26/01 effective 8/1/01,4/3/02, 4/24/08)(c) In team sports, the injury or illness occurs when the student-athlete has not participated in more than threecontests or dates of competition (whichever is applicable to that sport) or 30 percent (whichever number isgreater) of the institution’s scheduled or completed contests or dates of competition in his or her sport. Onlyscheduled or completed competition against outside participants during the playing season that concludeswith the NCAA championship, or, if so designated, during the official NCAA championship playing seasonin that sport (e.g., spring baseball, fall soccer), shall be countable under this limitation in calculating both thenumber of contests or dates of competition in which the student-athlete has participated and the number ofscheduled or completed contests or dates of competition during that season in the sport. Dates of competitionthat are exempted (e.g., alumni contests, foreign team in the United States) from the maximum permissiblenumber of contests or dates of competition shall count toward the number of contests or dates in which thestudent-athlete has participated and the number of scheduled or completed contests or dates of competitionin the season, except for scrimmages and exhibition contests that are specifically identified as such in thesport’s Bylaw 17 playing and practice season regulations. Scrimmages and exhibition contests that are not exemptedfrom the maximum permissible number of contests or dates of competition may be excluded from thecalculation only if they are identified as such in the sport’s Bylaw 17 playing and practice season regulations;and (Revised: 1/10/92, 1/14/97 effective 8/1/97, 4/26/01 effective 8/1/01, 3/10/04, 5/11/05, 8/4/05, 4/26/07,9/18/07, 4/24/08)(d) In individual sports, the injury or illness occurs when the student-athlete has not participated in more thanthree dates of competition or 30 percent (whichever number is greater) of the maximum permissible numberof dates of competition as set forth in Bylaw 17 plus one date for a conference championship (e.g., gymnastics:13+1=14, wrestling: 16+1=17), regardless of whether the team participates in the conference championship,provided the institution is a member of a conference and the conference holds a championship eventin the applicable sport. Dates of competition that are exempted per Bylaw 17 (e.g., alumni contests, foreignteam in the United States) from the maximum permissible number of dates of competition do not counttoward the number of dates in which the student-athlete has participated. (Adopted: 4/24/08)14.2.4.1 Additional Criteria—Two-Year College Hardship. Institutions shall apply the following additionalconditions if the injury or illness occurred at a two-year college: (Adopted: 1/10/92 effective 8/1/92, Revised:1/11/94)(a) The appropriate two-year college athletics association (e.g., National Junior College Athletic Association,Community College League of California) shall review and approve each hardship waiver request;(b) After approval by the appropriate two-year college athletics association, the request shall be reviewed andapproved by the appropriate NCAA member conference or, in the case of an independent member institution,by the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement, to ensure compliance with the provisionsof NCAA legislation;(c) Waiver requests shall be submitted only from two-year college organizations that apply the same or morestringent rules related to the administration of hardship waivers (compliance with all of the regulationsof Bylaw 14.2.4); and(d) Each waiver request must be accompanied by a signed statement by the physician who treated the student-athlete,indicating the reason(s) why the injury or illness was incapacitating.14.2.4.2 Administration of Hardship Waiver. The hardship waiver shall be administered by the memberconferences of the Association or, in the case of an independent member institution, by the Committee onStudent-Athlete Reinstatement. (Revised: 10/28/04, 4/20/09)14.2.4.2.1 Review of Denied Waiver. A conference that denies an institution’s hardship waiver maysubmit the waiver to the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. The committee shall have theauthority to review and determine whether to approve the waiver based on circumstances that may warrantrelief from the application of the legislated waiver criteria. (Adopted: 4/20/09)14.2.4.3 Criteria for Administration of Hardship Waiver.14.2.4.3.1 Use of Scheduled or Completed Contests. An institution may use scheduled or completedcontests or dates of competition, but it is not permissible to combine the two methods of calculation.(Adopted: 8/4/05)14.2.4.3.2 Nature of Injury/Illness. It is not necessary for the incapacitating injury or illness to bethe direct result of the student’s participation in the institution’s organized practice or game competition.(Revised: 11/1/01)150