2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311 PHYSICIANS, OSTEOPATHS, PODIATRISTS, AND RELATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 311.905 Requirements to be certified as an athletic trainer -- Exception to requirements -- Inactive status -- Automatic certification.
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311.905 Requirements to be certified as an athletic trainer -- Exception to
requirements -- Inactive status -- Automatic certification.
(1) To be certified by the board as an athletic trainer, an applicant shall:
(a) Submit a completed application form with the required fee on a form
prescribed by the board;
(b) Be of good character and reputation; and <br>(c) 1.
Be certified and in good standing as an athletic trainer by the National <br>Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its <br>successor; or
2.
Be authorized to practice as an athletic trainer in another state and be in <br>good standing in that state, if that state has standards equivalent to those <br>of this Commonwealth.
(2) Any person who is issued initial certification as an athletic trainer shall be registered
for three (3) years, or for the completion of the current three (3) year cycle. The <br>person shall then apply to the board for triennial renewal and shall submit all <br>information requested by the board and pay a renewal fee as prescribed by the <br>board.
(3) No person shall hold himself or herself out as an athletic trainer or perform any of
the activities of an athletic trainer as prescribed in KRS 311.900 to 311.928, without <br>first obtaining a certificate under KRS 311.900 to 311.928.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit:
(a) The activities, services, and use of title on the part of a person in the employ
of the federal government, to the extent the person is operating within the <br>specific parameters of that employment; or
(b) The activities or services of a student athletic trainer or someone in a similar
educational position, if the service is not for compensation and is carried out <br>under the supervision of a physician and a certified athletic trainer certified <br>under KRS 311.900 to 311.928.
(5) Upon petition to the board, certified athletic trainers may be granted inactive status
for a period of time not to exceed three (3) years. Certified athletic trainers shall not <br>practice athletic training while under inactive status. Inactive athletic trainers may <br>apply for an active certificate after paying a fee as prescribed in administrative <br>regulations promulgated by the board.
(6) Persons who are certified by the board and are in good standing as athletic trainers
on July 12, 2006, shall be automatically certified under KRS 311.900 to 311.928 <br>without meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006.
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