Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0150 - Athletic Trainers
Chapter 0150-01 - General Rules and Regulations Governing the Practice of Athletic Trainers
Section 0150-01-.05 - LICENSURE PROCESS

(a) An application packet shall be requested from the Administrative Office.

(b) An applicant shall respond truthfully and completely to every question or request for information contained in the application form and submit it, along with all documentation and fees required by the form and rules, to the Administrative Office. It is the intent of this rule that activities necessary to accomplish the filing of the required documentation be completed prior to filing an application and that all documentation be filed simultaneously.

(c) An applicant shall submit a clear, recognizable, recently taken bust photograph which shows the full head, face forward from at least the top of the shoulder up.

(d) It is the applicant's responsibility to request that a graduate transcript, from an athletic trainer curriculum of a college or university approved by the Board, be submitted directly from the educational institution to the Administrative Office. The transcript must show that the degree has been conferred and carry the official seal of the institution.

(e) An applicant shall submit evidence of good moral character. Such evidence shall be two recent (within the preceding 12 months) original letters from medical professionals, attesting to the applicant's personal character and professional ethics on the signator's letterhead.

(f) An applicant shall have BOC submit directly to the Administrative Office satisfactory proof of BOC certification or proof of being eligible for that certification.

(g) An applicant shall disclose the circumstances surrounding any of the following:

(h) If an applicant holds or has ever held a license/certificate to practice any profession in any other state, the applicant shall cause to be submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement (verification of licensure/certification) from each such licensing board which indicates the applicant holds or held an active license/certificate and whether it is in good standing presently or was at the time it became inactive. It is the applicant's responsibility to request this information be sent directly from each such licensing board to the Administrative Office.

(i) An applicant shall submit the fees required in Rule 0150-01-.06.

(j) An applicant shall cause to be submitted documentation of successful completion of the examinations for licensure as governed by Rule 0150-01-.08. This verification must be submitted by the examining agency directly to the Administrative Office.

(k) The applicant shall cause to be submitted to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the Board's licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background check.

(a) Comply with all the requirements of paragraph (2) of this rule except subparagraph (j).

(b) Be licensed or certified in a state that will license or certify athletic trainers licensed and residing in Tennessee without examination; and

(c) Hold a current, active athletic trainer license/certificate that is in good standing in another state; and

(d) Pay the fee required by Rule 0150-01-.06.

(e) Cause to be submitted to the Board's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in the Board's licensure application materials, the result of a criminal background check.