TORONTO -- Ontario is expected to pass a bill today named for a 17-year-old girl who died after receiving concussions playing rugby.
Rowan's Law was jointly introduced by Progressive Conservative, NDP and Liberal members of the legislature and is expected to pass today with rare, all-party support.
The bill is named for Rowan Stringer, who died in 2013 from multiple concussions from high school rugby.
The law would establish a committee to implement the recommendations that came out of the coroner's inquest into her death.
The recommendations include ensuring a child is removed from play if a concussion is suspected and that they not return to action until receiving medical clearance.
A study last year from Toronto's York University and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences found that the number of children and youth treated for concussions in both emergency departments and doctors' offices in Ontario has risen significantly.
