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GA HB314

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

John LaHood

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia's athletic trainer regulations to update the definition of "athletic injury" to include any condition resulting from activities requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina

  • Requires athletic training students in accredited programs to be under the direct supervision of a physician or licensed athletic trainer, meaning the supervisor must be physically present and immediately available

  • Changes license applicant requirements from completing "curriculum requirements of a college or university" to graduating from an accredited educational program that prepares athletic trainers, or submitting equivalent credentials approved by the board

  • Updates the board's role from preparing and conducting certification examinations to approving certification examinations for license applicants

  • Removes the grandfathering provision that allowed persons licensed prior to July 1, 2004 to remain qualified without proof of graduation, and updates the certifying body name to "Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer"

Legislative Description

Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

3/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Regulated Industries and Utilities3/6/2025
Regulated Industries2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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