Code of Massachusetts Regulations
259 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Title 259 CMR 4.00 - Athletic trainers
Section 4.01 - Definitions

Approved and Accredited Educational Program. A graduate or undergraduate athletic training educational program approved and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

Associated. Professionally recognized, contracted, employed or partnered with a school, team, or organization for the delivery of Athletic Training services.

Athlete. An individual who prepares for or participates in sports activities.

Athletic Injury. An injury or other medical condition that impedes or prevents an athlete from participating in exercise, sports, games or recreation.

BOC. The Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC) is an independent accredited certifying body which sets and establishes national entry level certification requirements and maintains continuing competency requirements for Athletic Trainers.

BOC Certification. The certification granted by BOC based on the achievement of a passing score on the national certification examination for entry level practitioners of athletic training.

CAATE Equivalency. A foreign athletic training educational program determined by BOC as substantially equivalent in content and rigor to an Approved and Accredited Educational Program. Such CAATE Equivalency shall, for the purpose of 259 CMR 2.02(1): Foreign Educated Applicants Seeking Licensure, qualify as approval of the program by an entity acceptable to the Board.

Conditioning. Programs designed to enhance athletic performance or physical fitness in, but not limited to, the following areas: cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility, muscular endurance, neuromuscular coordination and strength. Conditioning may include pre-season, in-season, and off-season activities.

Dentist. A licensed practitioner of dentistry, who is identified by the initials DDS or DMD, who holds a current, valid Massachusetts license.

Direction. The instructions or series of instructions, verbal or written, that guide the actions of an Athletic Trainer; the authoritative indication provided by a physician or dentist that allows the Athletic Trainer to carry out the most appropriate intervention and plan of care for an injured athlete.

Directing Physician. A Physician or Dentist who accepts responsibility for the professional actions of an Athletic Trainer during the performance of his or her duties in rendering care to an athlete as described in M.G.L. c. 112. § 23A.

Emergency Cardiac Care. An emergency procedure performed by an individual educated in adult and pediatric cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), management of airway obstruction, automatic external defibrillation (AED), and barrier devices (e.g., pocket mask, bag valve mask).

NATA. National Athletic Trainers Association, Inc. A professional organization of Athletic Trainers.

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Physician. A licensed practitioner of medicine, who is identified by the initials MD or DO, who holds a current, valid Massachusetts license.

Preconditioning. The preparatory conditioning programs which an athletic trainer develops and implements in an effort to prevent injury and/or to improve an athlete's function, fitness, and performance.

Reconditioning. The process of rehabilitation of an athlete's function, fitness, and performance levels following an Athletic Injury.

Team/Organization. An identified group whose purpose includes athletic or sport related exercise or activity.