HB 336: "An Act relating to athletic trainers; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 336 01 "An Act relating to athletic trainers; and providing for an effective date." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 08.07.030(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) An athletic trainer shall immediately refer an individual [AN ATHLETE] 05 to an appropriate licensed health care professional if the athletic trainer determines 06 that athletic training is contraindicated or the symptoms or conditions present require 07 treatment outside the scope of practice of an athletic trainer. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 08.07.030(c) is amended to read: 09 (c) The practice of an athletic trainer includes 10 (1) the treatment of an individual to prevent [AN ATHLETE FOR] 11 an [ATHLETIC] injury, [OR] illness, or condition [PREVENTION]; 12 (2) the clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and assessment of an individual 13 [AN ATHLETE] for an [ATHLETIC] injury, [OR] illness, or condition 14 [SUSTAINED OR EXACERBATED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AN ATHLETIC 15 OR SPORT-RELATED EXERCISE OR ACTIVITY];
01 (3) the immediate care and treatment of an individual [AN 02 ATHLETE] for an [ATHLETIC] injury, [OR] illness, or condition [SUSTAINED OR 03 EXACERBATED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AN ATHLETIC OR SPORT- 04 RELATED EXERCISE OR ACTIVITY]; and 05 (4) the rehabilitation and reconditioning of an individual [AN 06 ATHLETE] from an [ATHLETIC] injury, [OR] illness, or condition [SUSTAINED 07 OR EXACERBATED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN AN ATHLETIC OR SPORT- 08 RELATED EXERCISE OR ACTIVITY]. 09 * Sec. 3. AS 08.07.090(4) is amended to read: 10 (4) "athletic training" means injury and illness prevention and the 11 evaluation, diagnosis, assessment, immediate care, treatment, rehabilitation, and 12 reconditioning of an [ATHLETIC] injury, [OR] illness, or condition. 13 * Sec. 4. AS 08.07.090(1) and 08.07.090(2) are repealed. 14 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).