The GAA's Football Rules Task Force will clarify to referees the guidelines surrounding the sin bin experiment in time for the start of the Allianz National League.
Task force member and Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer, and Meath manager Sean Boylan have been critical of the experiment, which sees players sent off for 10-minute periods in a bid to cut out cynical fouling.
However, after a meeting last night, the task force's chairman, Connacht Council president Tommy Moran, admitted that clarification was needed on "what exact offences deserve a sin bin."
Laois and Kildare both had four players sin-binned in their O'Byrne Cup semi-final clash last Sunday, prompting O'Dwyer's attack on the new rule and fuelling speculation that the sin bin would be scrapped.
However, it now seems certain that the GAA will persist with the experiment, when its management committee meets on January 28.
A final decision on the experimental rules, which also allow the ball to be picked off the ground without the use of the foot, and kick-outs to be taken using a tee, will be made at April's Congress.
