§ 4151. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Athlete” means any individual participating in fitness training and conditioning, sports, or other athletic competition, practices, or events requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina. (2) “Athletic injury” means a disruption of tissue continuity, physiological function, or neurological function that is sustained […]
§ 4151a. Practice contexts; referral required for clinical care (a) A person licensed under this chapter may provide athletic training: (1) by formal engagement with a team, school, college, university, league, or other sporting organization, to affiliated athletes participating in organized sports or athletic teams at an interscholastic, intramural, instructional, intercollegiate, amateur, or professional level; […]
§ 4152. Prohibition; offenses (a) A person shall not use in connection with the person’s name any letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is a licensed athletic trainer unless the person is licensed in accordance with this chapter. (b) A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection (a) of […]
§ 4153. Exemptions The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) a nonresident athletic trainer who does not otherwise practice in this State and who is employed by an out-of-state educational institution or a professional sports team, provided that the nonresident athletic trainer is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association; (2) [Repealed.] […]
§ 4154. Office of Professional Regulation (a) The Director shall: (1) Provide general information to applicants for licensure as athletic trainers. (2) Explain appeal procedures to licensed athletic trainers and applicants, and complaint procedures to the public. (3) Administer fees as established by law. (4) Receive applications for licensure, administer examinations, provide licenses to applicants […]
§ 4155. Advisor appointees (a) The Secretary of State shall appoint two athletic trainers as advisors in matters relating to athletic training. The advisors shall be appointed as set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129b and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. One of the initial appointments may be for less than a four-year […]
§ 4156. Eligibility To be eligible for licensure as an athletic trainer, an applicant shall have: (1) graduated from an athletic training program that is accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council on Post-Secondary Accreditation; and (2) passed an examination approved by the Director. (Added 1997, No. 108 […]
§ 4157. Licensure without examination The Director may, upon payment of the required fee, grant licensure without examination if the applicant is licensed or certified in good standing to practice athletic training in another jurisdiction with regulatory requirements substantially equivalent to those in this State. (Added 1997, No. 108 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. […]
§ 4160. Coordination of practice acts Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the practice of athletic training by a person licensed under this chapter shall not constitute unauthorized practice of any other profession regulated under this title, provided the person is acting within the scope of his or her profession as an athletic […]
