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AL SB454

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2010

Primary Sponsor

Rodger Smitherman

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Origin

Senate

Regular Session 2010

AI Summary

SB454 - Alabama Athletic Trainers Licensure Act

  • Replaces the title "Apprentice Athletic Trainer" with "Athletic Training Student" throughout the Alabama Athletic Trainers Licensure Act and expands related definitions.

  • Allows persons enrolled in approved college or university athletic training education programs to serve as athletic training students under direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer.

  • Expands therapeutic treatments that licensed athletic trainers may use under physician direction, including heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise, rehabilitation, and mechanical devices.

  • Makes it unlawful for any person to practice or represent themselves as an athletic trainer without a valid license, with enforcement through the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.

  • Deletes obsolete staggered expiration dates for initial board appointments that are no longer applicable and repeals Sections 34-40-7 and 34-40-16 of the Code of Alabama 1975.

Legislative Description

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34-40-4, 34-40-5, 34-40-6, 34-40-9, 34-40-10, 34-40-11, 34-40-13, 34-40-14, 34-40-15 am'd.; Secs. 34-40-7, 34-40-16 repealed

Athletic Trainers

Last Action

Indefinitely Postponed

4/14/2010

Committee Referrals

Business and Labor2/23/2010

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