MN HF82

Expands athletic trainer scope of practice to include treating "patients" rather than just "athletes," and covers emergent, acute, and chronic injuries as well as nonorthopedic conditions

Defines athletic training to include prevention/wellness promotion, risk management, emergency care, examination/assessment/diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, rehabilitation, clinical decision-making for referrals, and health care administration

Requires athletic trainers to work under direction of, on prescription of, or in collaboration with a licensed Minnesota physician who establishes evaluation and treatment protocols updated yearly

Maintains 30-day limit for treating undiagnosed patients and requires referral when conditions fall outside the athletic trainer's scope; in physical therapy settings, athletic trainers must work under direct supervision of a physical therapist

Repeals statutory definitions of "athlete" and "athletic injury" that previously limited athletic trainer services to sports/exercise-related contexts