2013 Indiana Code TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE 5.1. ATHLETIC TRAINERS CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
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IC 25-5.1
ARTICLE 5.1. ATHLETIC TRAINERS
IC 25-5.1-1
Chapter 1. Definitions
IC 25-5.1-1-0.5
Exemptions from article
Sec. 0.5. This article does not apply to an individual who meets
the following conditions:
(1) Is not a resident of Indiana.
(2) Is employed for the primary purpose of providing athletic
training services for an athletic or sports organization in another
jurisdiction.
(3) Provides athletic training services in Indiana related to the
training or participation of a specific event but does not provide
athletic training services in Indiana for more than thirty-five
(35) consecutive days.
As added by P.L.87-2000, SEC.1.
IC 25-5.1-1-1
Application of definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.
IC 25-5.1-1-1.5
Agency
Sec. 1.5. "Agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing
agency established by IC 25-1-5-3.
As added by P.L.1-2006, SEC.420.
IC 25-5.1-1-2
Athletic injury
Sec. 2. "Athletic injury" refers to an injury sustained by a
physically active individual as a result of the individual's
participation in:
(1) an exercise;
(2) a sport;
(3) a game; or
(4) a recreational activity;
requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion,
speed, or stamina. The term includes any comparable injury that
impedes the individual's participation in any of the activities listed in
this section.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.
IC 25-5.1-1-3
Athletic trainer
Sec. 3. "Athletic trainer" means an individual who is or may be
employed by an educational institution, a professional or an amateur
athletic organization, an athletic facility, or a health care facility to
practice athletic training.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.
IC 25-5.1-1-4
Athletic training
Sec. 4. "Athletic training" means the practice of prevention,
recognition, assessment, management, treatment, disposition, and
reconditioning of athletic injuries under the direction of a licensed
physician, osteopath, podiatrist, or chiropractor. However, in a clinic
accessible to the general public, the term means practicing athletic
training only upon the referral and order of a licensed physician,
osteopath, podiatrist, or chiropractor. The term includes the
following:
(1) Practice that may be conducted by an athletic trainer
through the use of heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise,
rehabilitation, or mechanical devices related to the care and the
conditioning of athletes.
(2) The organization and administration of educational
programs and athletic facilities.
(3) The education and the counseling of the public on matters
related to athletic training.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.84-1998, SEC.7.
IC 25-5.1-1-5
Board
Sec. 5. "Board" refers to the Indiana athletic trainers board
established by IC 25-5.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.84-1998, SEC.8.
IC 25-5.1-1-6
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.1-2006, SEC.588.)
IC 25-5.1-1-7
NATA
Sec. 7. "NATA" refers to the National Athletic Trainers
Association, Inc.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.
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