2022 Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Chapter 40 - Athletic Trainers.
Section 34-40-3.2 - Advisory Council of the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.
Section 34-40-3.2
Advisory Council of the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers.
(a) There is created the Advisory Council of the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers. The membership of the advisory council shall include all of the following:
(1) Three physicians, appointed by the State Board of Medical Examiners.
(2) Three athletic trainers appointed by the board.
(b) In order to stagger the terms of office, the three physician members of the advisory council shall serve initial terms of one, two, and three years, as determined by the State Board of Medical Examiners, and terms of three years thereafter, and the three athletic trainer members of the advisory council shall serve initial terms of one, two, and three years, as determined by the board, and terms of three years thereafter. Should a vacancy occur on the advisory council, a successor shall be appointed by the original appointing authority to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
(c) The advisory council shall meet annually, or more frequently if agreed by both the State Board of Medical Examiners and the board. During the annual meeting the membership of the advisory council shall select one of its members to serve as chair for a term of one year. The office of chair shall alternate between a physician member and an athletic trainer member.
(d) Members of the advisory council shall receive a per diem at a rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per day or any portion thereof that the advisory council member is attending an official meeting or function of the advisory council. In addition, each member of the advisory council shall receive reimbursement for subsistence and travel in accordance with state law as provided for state employees, for each day actively engaged in the duties of the office. Compensation of the members of the advisory council shall be paid by the appointing authority, and the appointing authorities shall furnish necessary clerical and administrative support for the operation of the advisory council.
(e) Any provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, the advisory council shall recommend model practice protocols to be used by athletic trainers, subject to approval by both the State Board of Medical Examiners and the board. The advisory council shall be limited to voting on new standard protocols, adding or deleting existing protocols, and amending existing protocols. The advisory council may recommend rules establishing the ratio of physicians to athletic trainers and the manner in which a supervising physician may designate an alternate supervising physician when temporarily unavailable as the supervising physician. The advisory council may not grant deviations from protocol. No rule or protocol shall be effective until approved by both the State Board of Medical Examiners and the board.
(Act 2021-113, §2.)
