Citations Affected: IC 25-5.1.
Synopsis: Athletic trainer licensure. Removes the athletic trainer
residency requirement. Exempts certain nonresident athletic trainers
from licensure. Provides an exemption for student athletic trainers.
Prohibits an individual who is not a licensed athletic trainer from
practicing athletic training or using certain terms to indicate the
individual is an athletic trainer. Provides that an individual who
knowingly violates the athletic trainer statute commits a Class B
misdemeanor.
Effective: July 1, 2000.
January 10, 2000, read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Provider
Services.
January 27, 2000, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
professions and occupations.
SECTION 1. IC 25-5.1-1-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 0.5. This article does not apply to
an individual who meets the following conditions:
(1) Is not a resident of Indiana.
(2) Is employed for the primary purpose of providing athletic
training services for an athletic or sports organization in
another jurisdiction.
(3) Provides athletic training services in Indiana related to the
training or participation of a specific event but does not
provide athletic training services in Indiana for more than
thirty-five (35) consecutive days.
SECTION 2. IC 25-5.1-3-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 1. (a) To qualify for a
license under this article, an individual must satisfy the following
requirements:
(1) Satisfactorily complete an application for licensure in
accordance with the rules adopted by the board.
(2) Pay the application fees, examination fees, and licensure fees
established by the board.
(3) Be a resident of or employed in Indiana for at least ninety (90)
consecutive days before the date of application.
(4) (3) Not have been convicted of a crime that has a direct
bearing on the applicant's ability to practice competently as
determined by the board.
(5) (4) Not have had disciplinary action taken against the ap
plicant or the applicant's license by the board or by the licensing
agency of another state or jurisdiction by reason of the applicant's
inability to safely practice athletic training with those reasons for
discipline still being valid as determined by the board.
(6) (5) Show to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has
received at least a baccalaureate degree from an institution of
higher education that meets the academic standards for athletic
trainers established by NATA and described in subsection (b).
(7) (6) Except to the extent that section 6 of this chapter applies,
successfully pass the qualifying examination adopted by the board
as described in IC 25-5.1-2-6(8).
(b) The minimum academic standards for athletic trainers licensed
under this article as required under subsection (a)(6) (a)(5) include the
satisfactory completion of an academic program that includes at least
the following accredited courses:
(1) Human anatomy.
(2) Human physiology.
(3) Physiology of exercise.
(4) Kinesiology.
(5) Personal health.
(6) Basic athletic training.
(7) Advanced athletic training.
(8) Clinical experience as prescribed by the board.
(9) Therapeutic modalities.
(10) Rehabilitation.
(c) The examination described in subsection (a)(7) (a)(6) shall be
offered two (2) times during each calendar year.
SECTION 3. IC 25-5.1-3-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 3. The board may
refuse to issue a license to an applicant for licensure under section 1 of
this chapter if:
(1) the board determines during the application process that the
applicant committed an act that would have subjected the
applicant to disciplinary sanction under section 1(a)(5) 1(a)(4) of
this chapter if the applicant had been:
(A) certified before July 1, 1998; or
(B) licensed after June 30, 1998;
in Indiana when the act occurred; or
(2) the applicant has had a:
(A) certificate revoked under IC 25-1-1.1 before July 1, 1998;
or
(B) license revoked under IC 25-1-1.1 after June 30, 1998.
SECTION 4. IC 25-5.1-3-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 6. If an individual who
applies for a license under this article meets any of the following
conditions, the individual may be exempted from the examination
requirement under section 1(a)(7) 1(a)(6) of this chapter by action of
the board:
(1) The individual is licensed to practice athletic training in
another state if the other state's standards for licensure are at least
equal to the standards for licensure in Indiana.
(2) The individual is certified by NATA and is otherwise
qualified for licensure under this article.
(3) The individual is certified by an organization recognized by
the National Commission on Competency Assurance and is
otherwise qualified for licensure under this article.
SECTION 5. IC 25-5.1-3-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 7. This article does not
prohibit the following:
(1) The practice of an occupation or profession for which an
individual is licensed, certified, or registered in Indiana by a state
agency.
(2) The practice of a health care occupation or profession by an
individual who is practicing within the individual's education and
experience.
(3) The performance of a first aid procedure incidental to an
individual's employment or volunteer duties.
(4) The performance of an emergency first aid procedure by an
individual.
(5) A student, an intern, or a trainee from pursuing a course
of study in athletic training from an accredited institution of
higher education if:
(A) the activities are performed under qualified
supervision and constitute a part of the individual's
supervised course of study; and
(B) the individual uses a title that contains the word
"intern", "student", or "trainee".
(6) The use of the title "student athletic trainer" by a student
enrolled in a high school or an institution of higher education
while assisting an athletic trainer during athletic activities of
the high school or institution of higher education.
SECTION 6. IC 25-5.1-4-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 1. An individual may
not:
(1) practice as an athletic trainer; or
(2) use:
(A) the title "licensed athletic trainer", "athletic trainer",
"licensed trainer", or "athletic training";
(B) the abbreviations "AT", "ATC", "AT,C", "LAT",
"ATC/L"; or
(C) other words, abbreviations, or insignia;
to indicate or imply that the individual is an athletic trainer;
unless the individual is licensed under this article.
SECTION 7. IC 25-5.1-4-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2000]: Sec. 2. An individual who
knowingly violates or causes to be violated section 1 of this chapter
commits a Class C infraction. B misdemeanor.