Status: Management Council Second Consideration
Intent: To specify that permissible medical expenses (including
surgical expenses, medication, rehabilitation, physical therapy expenses and
dental expenses) shall be limited to athletically-related injuries or illnesses
that occur during the academic year or summer.
Bylaws: Amend 16.4.1, pages 225-226, as follows:
"16.4.1 Permissible. Identified medical expense benefits incidental to a student-athlete's participation in intercollegiate athletics that may be financed by the institution are:
[16.4.1-(a) through 16.4.1-(g) unchanged.]
"(h)
Expenses for medical treatment (including transportation and other related
costs) for a student-athlete that results from an athletically related
injury or illness. Such expenses may include the cost of traveling to
the location of medical treatment or the provision of actual and necessary
living expenses for the student-athlete to be treated at a site on or off the
campus during the summer months while the student-athlete is not actually
attending classes. Medical documentation shall be available to support
the necessity of the treatment at the location in question; and
"(i)
Medical expenses (including surgical expenses, medication, rehabilitation and
physical therapy expenses and dental expenses). for a student-athlete
who sustains an athletically related injury or illness;
"(j)
Medication and physical therapy used by a student-athlete during the academic
year to enable to student-athlete to participate in intercollegiate athletics,
regardless of whether the injury or illness is the result of intercollegiate
competition or practice; and
"(k) Medication and physical therapy used by a student-athlete (even if the student-athlete is not a full-time student) during the academic year to enable the individual to participate in intercollegiate athletics, only if the student-athlete resides on campus (or in the local community of the institution) and appropriate medical documentation is available to establish that the student-athlete is unable to attend the institution as a full-time student as a result of the student-athlete's injury or illness."
Source: NCAA Division I Management Council [Championships/Competition Cabinet (Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports) (Mountain West Conference)].
Effective
Date: Immediate
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Awards, Benefits and Expenses
Rationale: Under the current legislation, it is likely that
institutions will be faced with issues related to equity when determining which
student-athletes should receive expenses for nonathletically related injuries
or illnesses because of limited resources. There also is the potential for
significant one-time medical/dental expenses that could greatly impact an
institution's budgeted expenditures for medical expenses. Further, while the
Special Assistance and Student-Athlete Opportunity funds may be used to cover
medical expenses (as specified by the respective funds), these funds are
institutionally limited. Reimbursement for significant medical expenses would
be impacted and the availability of funds for other valid and authorized
purposes (e.g., clothing, summer school aid, etc.) would be reduced or
eliminated. Finally, there is a potential recruiting advantage for those
institutions with greater resources.
Estimated Budget Impact: Varies.
Impact on Student Athlete's Time: None.
Position Statement(s)
Championships/Competition Cabinet: The cabinet agreed to
support the proposal as written. The cabinet noted that the NCAA Committee on
Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport also supported the
proposal. The cabinet also noted that the Awards/Travel Policies/Bylaw 16 Subcommittee
opposed the proposal in favor of Proposal No. 2005-102.
Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports: The committee supports NCAA Proposal No. 2005-101 as written.
Primary Contact Person:
Carolayne
Henry, Associate Commissioner
Mountain West Conference
15455 Gleneagle Drive
Suite 200
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Phone: 719/488-4043 FAX: 719/487-7240
Email: chenry@themwc.com
History
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Jun 24, 2005 |
Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, Recommends Approval |
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Jul 05, 2005 |
Submit; Submitted for consideration. |
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Sep 21, 2005 |
Championships/Competition Cabinet; See position statement. |
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Jan 08, 2006 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review, Approved - (Yea=27, Nay=23, Abstain=0, Not Present=1) |
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Jan 09, 2006 |
Comment Period; Start of Comment Period |
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Mar 12, 2006 |
Comment Period; End of Comment Period; (Official Comment Totals: Support = 4, Oppose = 9, Abstain = 0) |
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Apr 10, 2006 |
Mgmt Council 2nd Review, Tabled; Tabled in order to gather and review data related to medical expenses and insurance. - (Yea=46, Nay=3, Abstain=0, Not Present=2) |