00                     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 119(L&C)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to athletic trainers."                                                                                 
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 08.01.010 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:                                            
04                 (39)  regulation of athletic trainers under AS 08.07.                                                   
05    * Sec. 2. AS 08 is amended by adding a new chapter to read:                                                        
06                       Chapter 07. Athletic Trainers.                                                                  
07            Sec. 08.07.010. License required. (a) An individual may not practice or offer                              
08       to practice athletic training, or allow another person to offer athletic training by the                          
09       individual, in the state without being licensed under this chapter, unless the individual                         
10                 (1)  is a student in an accredited athletic trainer program;                                            
11                 (2)  is present in the state for not more than 90 days for a specific                                   
12       athletic event or series of athletic events with an individual or group not based in the                          
13       state; or                                                                                                         
14                 (3)  is authorized to practice athletic training under another provision of                             
15       Alaska law.                                                                                                       

01            (b)  This section does not prohibit a person licensed under another chapter of                               
02       this title from performing functions defined as athletic training if those functions are                          
03       within the scope of that person's license and the person does not use a title listed in (c)                       
04       of this section.                                                                                                  
05            (c)  Unless licensed under this chapter, an individual may not use the titles                                
06       "athletic trainer," "licensed athletic trainer," "A.T.," or any combination of those terms                        
07       to indicate that the individual is a licensed athletic trainer.                                                   
08            Sec. 08.07.020. Qualifications for license; fee; renewal. (a) The department                               
09       shall issue an athletic trainer license to an individual who                                                      
10                 (1)  applies to the department on a form provided by the department;                                    
11                 (2)  pays the fees established by the department; and                                                   
12                 (3)  provides proof of certification by the National Athletic Trainers'                                 
13       Association Board of Certification, Inc.                                                                          
14            (b)  An athletic trainer license may be renewed on proof of certification by the                             
15       National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., and as provided in                          
16       AS 08.01.100.                                                                                                     
17            Sec. 08.07.030. Definition. In this chapter, "athletic training" means the                                 
18       treatment of an individual under the direction of a physician licensed under AS 08.64                             
19       to manage risk of injury and prevent injury, evaluate clinically, assess, and treat an                            
20       individual's injury or illness, and rehabilitate and recondition that individual.                                 
21    * Sec. 3. AS 09.65.300(c) is amended to read:                                                                      
22            (c)  In this section,                                                                                        
23                 (1)  "health care provider" means a state licensed physician, physician                                 
24       assistant, dentist, dental hygienist, osteopath, optometrist, chiropractor, registered                            
25       nurse, practical nurse, nurse midwife, advanced nurse practitioner, naturopath,                                   
26       physical therapist, occupational therapist, marital and family therapist, psychologist,                           
27       psychological associate, licensed clinical social worker, athletic trainer, or certified                      
28       direct-entry midwife;                                                                                             
29                 (2)  "health care services" means services received by an individual in                                 
30       order to treat or to prevent illness or injury;                                                                   
31                 (3)  "nonprofit organization" means an organization that qualifies for                                  

01       exemption from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or (4) (Internal Revenue Code).