ARTICLE XXII:
MEDICAL TREATMENT OF PLAYERS
AND RELEASE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION
INDEX
Section 1. One Surgeon
Section 2. Committee of Team
Physicians
Section 3. Disclosure of Medical or Health Information
Section 4. Draftees
Section 5. Selection of Team
Physician and Other Health Care Providers
Section
1. One Surgeon.
Each Team agrees that a player requiring the care and
treatment of an orthopedic surgeon will, so far as practicable,
be referred to and treated by one (1) orthopedic surgeon
(rather than several).
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Section 2. Committee
of Team Physicians.
Representatives designated by the Players Association
shall participate in meetings of the committee of Team
physicians appointed by the NBA for the purpose of discussing
matters related to the medical care and treatment of
players.
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Section 3. Disclosure
of Medical or Health Information.
(a) A Team physician may disclose all relevant medical
information concerning a player to (i) the General Manager,
coaches, and trainers of the Team by which such player
is employed, (ii) any entity from which any such Team
seeks to procure, or has procured, an insurance policy
covering such player’s life or any disability,
injury or illness such player may suffer or sustain,
and (iii) subject to the terms of Section 3(d) below,
the media or public on behalf of the Team.
(b) Should it be requested in connection with the contemplated
assignment of a player’s Uniform Player Contract
to one or more NBA Teams, a Team’s physician may
furnish all relevant medical information relating to
the player to (i) the physicians and General Manager,
coaches, and trainers of such other Team or Teams, and
(ii) any entity from which any such other Team seeks
to procure, or has procured, an insurance policy covering
such player’s life or any disability, injury or
illness such player may suffer or sustain.
(c) Should a Team assign a player to the NBADL, such
Team’s physician may furnish all relevant medical
information relating to the player to (i) the NBADL,
(ii) the physicians and General Manager, head coaches,
and trainers of the player’s NBADL team, and (ii)
any entity from which the Team, the NBADL, or the player’s
NBADL team seeks to procure, or has procured, an insurance
policy covering such player’s life or any disability,
injury or illness such player may suffer or sustain.
In addition, an NBADL team physician may furnish all
relevant medical information relating to the player
to the physicians and General Manager, coaches, and
trainers of the player’s Team.
(d) Subject to Section 3(e) above, each Team may make
public medical information relating to the players in
its employ, provided that such information relates solely
to the reasons why any such player has not been or is
not rendering services as a player.
(e) A player or his immediate family (where appropriate)
shall have the right to approve the terms and timing
of any public release of medical information relating
to any injuries or illnesses suffered by that player
that are potentially life- or career-threatening, or
that do not arise from the player’s participation
in NBA games or practices.
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Section 4. Draftees.
Prior to any NBA Draft, the NBA and/or its Teams, acting
jointly, may request that persons eligible for such
Draft voluntarily submit to the administration of standardized
medical or laboratory tests (other than tests for controlled
substances), and intelligence and/or personality tests,
the results of which shall be made available to any
Team upon request, but which shall be kept confidential
from the public and the media. Any person who submits
to the administration of such tests may, prior to such
Draft, be requested to submit voluntarily to an examination
by the physician(s) for an NBA Team(s), but shall not
be requested to undergo any further medical or laboratory
test administered at the request of the NBA and/or its
Teams acting jointly.
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Section 5. Selection
of Team Physician and Other Health Care Providers.
Each Team has the sole and exclusive discretion to select
any doctors, hospitals, clinics, health consultants
or other health care providers (“Health Care Providers”)
to examine and/or treat players pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement and the Uniform Player Contract; provided,
however, no Team will engage any such Health Care Provider
based primarily on a sponsorship relationship (or lack
thereof) with the Team, and without considering the
Health Care Provider’s qualifications (including,
e.g., medical experience and credentials) and the goal
of providing high quality care to all of its players.
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