For purposes of this chapter:
(1) “Athlete” means a person who engages in athletic activity who is less than 18 years of age.
(2) “Athletic activity” means participation of an athlete in an athletic program or event with on-site coach oversight occurring in the State, including practice or competition, which is:
a. Organized or primarily sponsored by a public, for-profit, or nonprofit organization, including a club, league, or association;
b. A significant concussion risk activity;
c. Not regulated by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title 14;
d. Not part of a school-sponsored field day, supervised recess, gym or physical education class; and
e. Not part of a college or university-sponsored program or event involving its students.
(3) “Concussion” means a traumatic injury to the brain causing a change in a person's mental status at the time of injury, such as feeling dazed, disoriented, or confused, which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness, resulting from:
a. A fall;
b. A blow or jolt to the head or body;
c. The shaking or spinning of the head or body; or
d. The acceleration or deceleration of the head.
(4) “Council” means the State Council for Persons with Disabilities.
(5) “Division” means the Division of Public Health.
(6) “Health-care provider” means a licensed physician (Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) or such other licensed health-care professional as may be designated by the Division, in consultation with the Council, through regulation.
(7) “Official” means an umpire, referee, or other official who is actively engaged in the officiating of a significant concussion-risk activity.
(8) “Significant concussion risk activity” means football, rugby, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, field hockey, ice hockey, wrestling, volleyball, martial arts, combative sports, gymnastics, baseball, softball, cheerleading, and such other athletic activities as may be identified by the Division through regulation developed in consultation with the Council as statistically correlated with a significant risk of concussion.