2006 Kansas Code - 65-6906

      65-6906.   Licensure as an athletic trainer; application; qualifications; reciprocity; practice protocol required to be filed with board; temporary permit. (a) Applications for licensure as an athletic trainer shall be made in writing to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board. Each application shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be refundable. Each application shall contain such information necessary to enable the board to judge the qualifications of the applicant for licensure.

      (b)   The applicant is entitled to licensure as an athletic trainer if the applicant possesses the qualifications set forth under K.S.A. 65-6907 and amendments thereto, pays the licensure fee established by the board and has not committed an act which constitutes ground for denial of licensure.

      (c) (1)   Upon due application and payment of a licensure fee as established by the board within one year subsequent to July 1, 1996, the board shall waive the examination requirement under K.S.A. 65-6907 and amendments thereto and grant licensure to a person who:

      (A)   Meets the educational requirements set forth in this act and has completed the clinical experience approved by the board on or before July 1, 1996;

      (B)   meets the educational requirements set forth in this act and on the effective date of this act has been actively engaged as an athletic trainer for at least two years of the four years immediately preceding July 1, 1996; or

      (C)   is certified by a national certifying organization for athletic trainers, approved by the board on the effective date of this act and on the effective date of this act has been actively engaged as an athletic trainer for at least three years of the five years immediately preceding July 1, 1996.

      (d)   For the purpose of subsection (c), a person is actively engaged as an athletic trainer if such person performs the functions and duties of an athletic trainer.

      (e)   The board may license an applicant as an athletic trainer, without examination, if the applicant is an athletic trainer registered, licensed or certified under the laws of another state if the requirements pertaining to athletic trainers in such state at the date of such applicant's registration, licensure or certification were substantially the same as the requirements under this act.

      (f)   As a condition of performing the functions and duties of an athletic trainer in this state, each licensed athletic trainer shall file a practice protocol with the board. The practice protocol shall be signed by each person licensed by the board to practice the healing arts who will delegate to the athletic trainer acts which constitute athletic training and shall contain such information as required by rules and regulations adopted by the board.

      (g)   The board may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure as an athletic trainer who applies for a temporary permit on a form provided by the board, who meets the requirements for licensure as an athletic trainer as required by K.S.A. 65-6907, and amendments thereto, and who pays to the board the temporary permit fee as required under K.S.A. 65-6910, and amendments thereto. Such temporary permit shall expire six months from the date of issue or on the date that the board approves the application for licensure, whichever occurs first. No more than one such temporary permit shall be granted to any one person.

      History:   L. 1995, ch. 146, § 6; L. 2004, ch. 24, § 6; July 1.