2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 19a-16b. Certification of athletic trainers by the National Athletic Trainers\' Association. Restrictions. Exemptions.

      Sec. 19a-16b. Certification of athletic trainers by the National Athletic Trainers' Association. Restrictions. Exemptions. (a) No person, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall perform athletic training in this state unless he is currently certified as an athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a student enrolled in a program in athletic training in a regionally accredited institution of higher education from performing such duties as are within his course of study. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a person fulfilling the internship requirement for certification by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc. from performing such duties as are within his internship, provided he is functioning under the direct supervision of a person who is currently certified as an athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc.

      (b) The requirement for certification by the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc. shall not apply to a person who has been performing athletic training for at least fifteen years on October 1, 1990.

      (P.A. 90-211, S. 19; P.A. 00-226, S. 19, 20.) Repealed effective the later of October 1, 2000, or the date notice is published by the Commissioner of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the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.