Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
(1) As used in this rule, unless the context
clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean:
(A) Academic year-a continuous nine- (9-)
month session in an athletic trainer program;
(B) Team physician or consulting physician-a
person who is licensed as a physician and surgeon pursuant to Chapter 334,
RSMo.
(C) Basic athletic training
course-curriculum involving the following didactic areas of education:
1. Risk Management and Injury
Prevention;
2. Pathology of
Injuries and Illnesses;
3.
Assessment and Evaluation;
4. Acute
Care of Injury and Illness;
5.
Pharmacology;
6. Therapeutic
Modalities;
7. Therapeutic
Exercise;
8. General Medical
Conditions and Disabilities;
9.
Nutritional Aspects of Injury and Referral;
10. Psychosocial Intervention and
Referral;
11. Health Care
Administration;
12. Professional
Development and Responsibilities;
13. Human Anatomy;
14. Biomechanics and Kinesiology;
and
15. Exercise
Physiology;
(D) Direct
supervision-as defined by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of
Certification, Inc. or its successor agency between the athletic trainer
licensed pursuant to Chapter 334, RSMo, and the prospective
applicant;
(E) Certified athletic
trainer-an athletic trainer certified by the National Athletic Trainers'
Association Board of Certification, Inc. or its successor agency;
(F) Educational quality equal-as defined in
Athletic Training Clinical Proficiencies, 4th Edition,
November 6, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference as published by the
National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc. or its successor agency,
available upon request from this office or upon request from the National
Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc. 2952 Stemmons
Freeway #200, Dallas, TX 75247 or its successor agency. This rule does not
incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions;
(G) Athletic trainer-any person who, in any
manner, represents him/herself as an athletic trainer, or who uses in
connection with his/her name the words or letters athletic trainer, trainer,
registered athletic trainer, certified athletic trainer, licensed athletic
trainer, A.T., A.T.C., C.A.T., A.T.L., L.A.T., ATC/L or any other letters, word
abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that s/he is an athletic
trainer; and
(H) The phrase
"Direction of the Team Physician and/or Consulting Physician" as used in
section
334.702, RSMo, may be
evidenced by the following:
1. A functional
protocol form, signed by a team physician and/or consulting physician. The
protocol form shall specify what procedures the athletic trainer may perform or
initiate during the physician's absence;
2. A written or verbal order from a team
physician and/or consulting physician; and
3. Written procedures of the setting in which
the athletic trainer practices that have been approved by the team physician
and/or consulting physician.
*Original authority: 334.125, RSMo 1959, amended 1993, 1995
and 334.706, RSMo 1983, amended 1993, 1995, 2004,
2006.
