Sports Medicine Handbook - NCAA

Tobacco
Use
Medical
Expenses
Medical
Waivers
Medical
Records and
Consent
Forms
Restricted Advertising and Sponsorship
Activities
Tobacco Use at Member Institution
Permissible Medical Expenses
Eating Disorders
(Div. I and Div. II only)
Transportation for Medical Treatment
(Div. I and Div. II only)
Summer Conditioning - Football
Summer Conditioning - Sports other
than Football (Div. I only)
Hardship Waiver
Five-Year/10-Semester Rule Waiver
HIPAA/Buckley Amendment Consent
Forms
NCAA Legislation Involving Health and Safety Issues
31.1.14.1
(Div. I),
31.1.12.1
(Div. II)
31.1.11.1
(Div. III)
11.1.5 (Div. I
and Div. II),
17.1.8 (Div. I),
17.1.9 (Div. II),
17.1.11
(Div. III)
16.4.1(Div. I
and Div. II),
16.4 (Div. III)
16.4.1
16.4.1
13.2.7
13.2.8
14.2.4
(Div. I),
14.2.5
(Div. II and
Div. III)
14.2.1.5.1
(Div. I),
14.2.2.3
(Div. II)
14.2.2.4
(Div. III)
3.2.4.9,
14.1.6
(Div. I);
3.2.4.7,
14.1.5
(Div. II);
3.2.4.7,
14.1.6
(Div. III)
No tobacco advertisements in, or sponsorship
of, NCAA championships or regular-season
events.
Use of tobacco products is prohibited by all
game personnel and all student-athletes in all
sports during practice and competition.
Permissible medical expenses are outlined. If
expense is not on the list, refer to Bylaw
16.12.1 for waiver procedure.
Institution may cover expenses of counseling
related to the treatment of eating disorders.
Institution may cover or provide transportation
to and from medical appointments.
Institution may finance medical expenses for
a prospect who sustains an injury while
participating in nonmandatory summer
conditioning activities that are conducted by
an institution's strength and
conditioning coach.
Under certain circumstances, a student-athlete
may be awarded an additional season of
competition to compensate for a season that
was not completed due to incapacitating
injury or illness.
Under certain circumstances, a student-athlete
may be awarded an additional year of
eligibility if he or she was unable to participate
in intercollegiate athletics due to incapacitating
physical or mental circumstances.
The authorization/consent form shall be
administered individually to each studentathlete
by the athletics director or the athletics
director's designee before the student-athlete's
participation in intercollegiate athletics each
academic year. Signing the authorization/
consent shall be voluntary and is not required
by the student-athlete's institution for medical
treatment, payment for treatment, enrollment
in a health plan or for any benefits (if
applicable) and is not required for the studentathlete
to be eligible to participate. Any
signed authorization/consent forms shall be
kept on file by the director of athletics.
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