Parents are critical participants in the recognition
and treatment of,
and recovery from, a concussion, not only in the first 24 to 48 hours but during every step in the process
towards an eventual return to the play.
Various options are proposed to tackle the issue: rehabilitation vouchers - these address the point of «phantom» attendance for rehabilitation, but may be complex to administer; all rehabilitation arranged
and paid for by defendants - the MoJ notes that this would help speed up access to
treatment and increase independence
and transparency; no compensation payment
towards rehabilitation in low value claims - the claimant would need to fund this
and primary legislation would be needed to achieve this as at present there is no intention to restrict
recovery of special damages; expand MedCo to include rehabilitation providers;
and introducing fixed recoverable damages for rehabilitation
treatment - the MoJ notes that this could be difficult
and invites comment as to whether this would be achieved via a fixed cost per session or by fixing an upper value limit that can not be exceeded.