2013 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 - Professions and Occupations
RS 37:3310 - Acquisition of certificate by present athletic trainer

§3310. Acquisition of certificate by present athletic trainer

A. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter to the contrary, any person actively engaged as an athletic trainer as defined by R.S. 37:3302 in the state on the effective date of this Chapter shall be issued certification without examination if he submits to the board an application, a certificate from the National Athletic Trainers Association with membership number and district certification numbers, is approved by the board, and pays the certificate fee required by R.S. 37:3303(D).

B. Any person who has been actively engaged as an athletic trainer for a period of three years prior to the effective date of this Chapter and is recommended by his team physician and two certified Louisiana athletic trainers shall be issued a certificate if he submits an application, is approved by the board, and pays the certificate fee required by R.S. 37:3303(D).

C. Any person who has been actively engaged as an athletic trainer for three years but does not meet the education requirements, but who submits an application, is approved by the board, takes the certification test, passes, and pays the certificate fee required by R.S. 37:3303(D) shall be issued a certificate.

D. For the purposes of this Section, a person is actively engaged as an athletic trainer if he is employed by an educational institution, professional athletic organization, or other board sanctioned athletic organization for the duration of the institution's school year or the length of the athletic organization's season and performs the duties of the athletic trainer as the major responsibility of his employment and that being his primary employment.

E. After a period of one year from the effective date of this Chapter, no person shall be certified under the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1985, No. 288, §1.