New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 3 - ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16.3.1.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
As used in these regulations:
A. "act" means the Athletic Trainers Practice Act, Sections 61-14D-1 through 61-14D-20, NMSA 1978;
B. "licensed physician" means a licensed physician who assumes responsibility for providing medical consultative support to the athletic trainer's practice, whether on a regular or temporary basis; the term may include a school or team physician provided a written acknowledgement by the physician is made part of the school or team records;
C. "licensing year" means the period from September 1 of any year through August 31 of the following year;
D. "NATA" means the national athletic trainers association;
E. "BOC" means the board of certification for the athletic trainer;
F. "current CPR certification" means completion within the preceding twelve months of a course in cardio pulmonary resuscitation approved by the American red cross or American heart association; the code of ethics adopted shall be the current code of ethics of the national athletic trainers association or its successor organization;
G. "athlete's surgeon" means the physician or surgeon who is rendering services for the athlete and who prescribes therapeutic treatment and care for the athlete's post-surgical condition.
H. "Disqualifying criminal conviction" has the same meaning as defined in Subsection E of Section 61-1-36 NMSA 1978.
