SB454 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger SmithermanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Athletic Trainers Licensure Act, apprentice athletic trainer replaced with athletic training student, definitions expanded, obsolete dates deleted, therapeutic treatments, license required for athletic training services, license certificate, suspension or revocation, appeals, Secs. 34-40-2, 34-40-3, 34-40-4, 34-40-5, 34-40-6, 34-40-9, 34-40-10, 34-40-11, 34-40-13, 34-40-14, 34-40-15 am'd.; Secs. 34-40-7, 34-40-16 repealed

Summary

SB454 updates Alabama's Athletic Trainers Licensure Act by replacing Apprentice Athletic Trainer with Athletic Training Student, expanding definitions, and tightening license rules and supervision requirements.

What This Bill Does

It replaces the term Apprentice Athletic Trainer with Athletic Training Student and allows students in approved athletic training programs to serve in that role. It expands the types of therapeutic treatments athletic trainers may use under physician direction, and makes it unlawful to provide athletic training services or claim to be an athletic trainer without a license. It strengthens licensure procedures, creates an Athletic Trainers Fund to support education and board operations, and modifies board composition and governance while repealing obsolete appointment provisions.

Who It Affects

• Athletic trainers and individuals seeking licensure in Alabama, who will face updated license requirements, new pathways through athletic training student roles, and the creation of the Athletic Trainers Fund to support licensure activities and continuing education.
• Educational programs and athletic training students, who may serve as athletic training students under supervision, gain clearer rules for education settings, and be affected by expanded supervision, credentialing, and potential changes to professional standards.

Key Provisions

• Replace 'Apprentice Athletic Trainer' with 'Athletic Training Student' and expand related definitions.
• Allow individuals in approved athletic training education programs to serve as athletic training students under direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer.
• Expand therapeutic treatments athletic trainers may use under physician direction and supervision.
• Make it unlawful to provide athletic training services or represent oneself as an athletic trainer without a license; require licensure to practice and use the LAT designation.
• Reform board structure to nine members (six athletic trainers appointed by the Alabama Athletic Trainers Association and three physicians), with annual meetings and joint rule approval by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
• Create the Athletic Trainers Fund in the State Treasury, fund board operations and continuing education, and repeal obsolete sections (34-40-7 and 34-40-16).

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Subjects

Athletic Trainers