Table of Contents Sec. 20-65f. Definitions. As used in this chapter: Sec. 20-65g. License required for practice and use of title. (a) Except as provided
in section 20-65i, no person may practice athletic training unless such person is licensed
pursuant to section 20-65k. Sec. 20-65h. Referral to licensed health care provider. (a) Each person who
practices athletic training under standing orders shall make a written or oral referral to
a licensed health care provider of any athlete who has an athletic injury whose symptoms
have not improved for a period of four days from the day of onset, or who has any
physical or medical condition that would constitute a medical contraindication for athletic training or that may require evaluation or treatment beyond the scope of athletic
training. The injuries or conditions requiring a referral under this subsection shall include, but not be limited to, suspected medical emergencies or illnesses, physical or
mental illness and significant tissue or neurological pathologies. Sec. 20-65i. Exceptions to licensing requirement. A license to practice athletic
training shall not be required of: (1) A practitioner who is licensed or certified by a state
agency and is performing services within the scope of practice for which such person
is licensed or certified; (2) a student intern or trainee pursuing a course of study in
athletic training, provided the activities of such student intern or trainee are performed
under the supervision of a person licensed to practice athletic training and the student
intern or trainee is given the title of "athletic trainer intern", or similar designation; (3)
a person employed or volunteering as a coach of amateur sports who provides first aid
for athletic injuries to athletes being coached by such person; (4) a person who furnishes
assistance in an emergency; or (5) a person who acts as an athletic trainer in this state
for less than thirty days per calendar year and who is licensed as an athletic trainer by
another state or is certified by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of
Certification, Inc., or its successor organization. Sec. 20-65j. Qualifications for licensure. Licensure by endorsement. (a) Except
as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, an applicant for a license to practice
athletic training shall have: (1) A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education, or from an institution of higher learning located outside
of the United States that is legally chartered to grant postsecondary degrees in the country
in which such institution is located; (2) successfully completed (A) a course of study
in athletic training in a program that, at the time of the applicant's completion, is accredited by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, the Committee on Allied Health
Education and Accreditation, or the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs, or (B) a program of study in athletic training during a period of
at least two calendar years, a minimum of one thousand five hundred hours of athletic
training experience under the supervision of an athletic trainer certified by the National
Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor organization,
of which a minimum of one thousand hours shall be attained at the interscholastic,
intercollegiate or professional sports level, and a minimum of three semester credits of
formal education in each of the following areas: (i) Health, (ii) nutrition, (iii) psychology,
(iv) human anatomy, (v) kinesiology or biomechanics, (vi) human physiology, (vii)
physiology of exercise, (viii) basic athletic training, and (ix) advanced athletic training
or therapeutic modalities and rehabilitative exercise; and (3) passed the national certification examination sponsored by the National Athletic Trainers' Association or the
National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., or their successor
organizations. Sec. 20-65k. License to practice athletic training. Fees. (a) The commissioner
shall grant a license to practice athletic training to an applicant who presents evidence
satisfactory to the commissioner of having met the requirements of section 20-65j. An
application for such license shall be made on a form required by the commissioner. The
fee for an initial license under this section shall be one hundred fifty dollars.
Sec. 20-65f. Definitions.
Sec. 20-65g. License required for practice and use of title.
Sec. 20-65h. Referral to licensed health care provider.
Sec. 20-65i. Exceptions to licensing requirement.
Sec. 20-65j. Qualifications for licensure. Licensure by endorsement.
Sec. 20-65k. License to practice athletic training. Fees.
Sec. 20-65l. Regulations. Administration within available appropriations.
(1) "Athletic training" means the application or provision, with the consent and
under the direction of a health care provider, of (A) principles, methods and procedures
of evaluation, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries sustained by
athletes, (B) appropriate preventative and supportive devices, temporary splinting and
bracing, physical modalities of heat, cold, light massage, water, electric stimulation,
sound, exercise and exercise equipment, (C) the organization and administration of
athletic training programs, and (D) education and counseling to athletes, coaches, medical personnel and athletic communities in the area of the prevention and care of athletic
injuries. For purposes of this subdivision, "health care provider" means a person licensed
to practice medicine or surgery under chapter 370, chiropractic under chapter 372, podiatry under chapter 375 or natureopathy under chapter 373;
(2) "Athletic injury" means any injury sustained by an athlete as a result of such
athlete's participation in exercises, sports, games or recreation requiring strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed or stamina, or any comparable injury that prevents
such athlete from participating in any such activities;
(3) "Athlete" means any person who is a member of any professional, amateur,
school or other sports team, or is a regular participant in sports or recreational activities,
including, but not limited to, training and practice activities, that require strength, agility,
flexibility, range of motion, speed or stamina. For purposes of this subdivision, "regular"
means not less than three times per week;
(4) "Standing orders" means written protocols, recommendations and guidelines
for treatment and care, furnished and signed by a health care provider specified under
subdivision (1) of this section, to be followed in the practice of athletic training that may
include, but not be limited to, (A) appropriate treatments for specific athletic injuries, (B)
athletic injuries or other conditions requiring immediate referral to a licensed health
care provider, and (C) appropriate conditions for the immediate referral to a licensed
health care provider of injured athletes of a specified age or age group;
(5) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health.
(P.A. 00-226, S. 1, 20.) Effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner
of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical
therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner.
History: P.A. 00-226 effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of
Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants
is being implemented by the commissioner.
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(b) No person may use the title "licensed athletic trainer" or make use of any title,
words, letters or abbreviations indicating or implying that such person is licensed to
practice athletic training unless such person is licensed pursuant to section 20-65k.
(P.A. 00-226, S. 2, 20.) Effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner
of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical
therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner.
History: P.A. 00-226 effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of
Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants
is being implemented by the commissioner.
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(b) Each person who practices athletic training, but not under standing orders, may
perform initial evaluation and temporary splinting and bracing of any athlete with an
athletic injury and shall, without delay, make a written or oral referral of such athlete
to a licensed health care provider. The limitations on the practice of athletic training set
forth in this subsection shall not apply in the case of any athlete that is referred to such
person by a licensed health care provider, provided such practice shall be limited to the
scope of such referral.
(P.A. 00-226, S. 3, 20.) Effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner
of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical
therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner.
History: P.A. 00-226 effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of
Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants
is being implemented by the commissioner.
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(P.A. 00-226, S. 4, 20.) Effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner
of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical
therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner.
History: P.A. 00-226 effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of
Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants
is being implemented by the commissioner.
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(b) An applicant for licensure to practice athletic training by endorsement shall
present evidence satisfactory to the commissioner (1) of licensure or certification as an
athletic trainer, or as a person entitled to perform similar services under a different
designation, in another state having requirements for practicing in such capacity that are
substantially similar to or higher than the requirements in force in this state, and (2) that
there is no disciplinary action or unresolved complaint pending against such applicant.
(c) Before January 1, 2001, an applicant for a license to practice athletic training
may, in lieu of the requirements set forth in subsection (a) of this section, present evidence
satisfactory to the commissioner of (1) the continuous providing of services as an athletic
trainer since October 1, 1979, or (2) certification as an athletic trainer by the National
Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc.
(P.A. 00-226, S. 5, 20.) Effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner
of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical
therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner.
History: P.A. 00-226 effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of
Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants
is being implemented by the commissioner.
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(b) A license to practice athletic training may be renewed in accordance with the
provisions of section 19a-88. The fee for such renewal shall be one hundred dollars.
(P.A. 00-226, S. 6, 20.) Effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner
of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical
therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner.
History: P.A. 00-226 effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of
Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants
is being implemented by the commissioner.
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