North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 106 - Board of Athletic Trainers
Article 106-01 - General Administration
Chapter 106-01-01 - Organization of the Board
Section 106-01-01-01 - Organization of the board of athletic trainers

1. History and function. The 1983 legislative assembly passed legislation to license athletic trainers, codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-39. That chapter requires the governor to appoint a board of athletic trainers. It is the responsibility of that board to license and regulate athletic trainers within the state of North Dakota.

2. Purpose. The purpose of the board's rules is to safeguard the public's health, safety, and welfare, by establishing minimum qualifications and creating exclusive titles corresponding to the level of qualifications for individuals who wish to offer athletic trainer services to the public. Further, in order to ensure the highest degree of professional conduct by those engaged in offering athletic trainer services to the public, it is the purpose of these rules to provide for and impose disciplinary sanctions, be they civil or criminal, against persons who do not meet or adhere to the procedures, qualifications, and standards set out in North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-39 or in this title.

3. Board membership. The board consists of five members appointed by the governor. One member is a licensed physician, three members are licensed athletic trainers, and one member is a representative of the general public and may not be licensed in any health care field. Members serve staggered terms of four years. No member may serve more than two successive four-year terms on the board.

4. Officers. The board each year elects one of its members as chairman and one of its members as secretary-treasurer.

5. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding board activities may be addressed to:

North Dakota Board of Athletic Trainers

P.O. Box 5545

Fargo, ND 58105-5545