2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,240 — Physical modalities; who may perform; treatment authorized.

Section 71-1,240
Physical modalities; who may perform; treatment authorized.

(1) No person shall be authorized to perform the physical modalities set out in subsection (2) of this section on any person unless he or she first obtains a license as an athletic trainer or unless such person is licensed as a physician, osteopathic physician, chiropractor, nurse, physical therapist, or podiatrist. No person shall hold himself or herself out to be an athletic trainer unless licensed under sections 71-1,238 to 71-1,242.

(2) Athletic trainers shall be authorized to use the following physical modalities in the treatment of athletic injuries under guidelines established with a licensed physician:

(a) Application of electrotherapy;

(b) Application of ultrasound;

(c) Use of medical diathermies;

(d) Application of infrared light; and

(e) Application of ultraviolet light.

(3) The application of heat, cold, air, water, or exercise shall not be restricted by sections 71-1,238 to 71-1,242.

Source:

Laws 1986, LB 355, § 3

Laws 1989, LB 342, § 27

Laws 1999, LB 178, § 3

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 67

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska