05 HB 217/AP
House
Bill 217 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Neal of the
1st,
Harbin of the
118th,
Scott of the
153rd,
Burmeister of the
119th,
Mosby of the
90th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 5 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to athletic trainers, so as to provide that students, teachers, or other persons
who serve as athletic trainers for a public or private elementary school or high
school in this state must be licensed as an athletic trainer; to provide an
exception for a student-trainer, assistant-trainer, or similar person; to
provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
5 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to athletic
trainers, is amended by striking paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-5-1, relating
to definitions, and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
"(2)
'Athletic trainer' means a person with specific qualifications, as set forth in
Code
Section
Code Sections
43-5-7 and 43-5-8 who, upon the advice and
consent of a physician, carries out the practice of prevention, recognition,
evaluation, management, disposition, treatment, or rehabilitation of athletic
injuries; and, in carrying out these functions, the athletic trainer is
authorized to use physical modalities, such as heat, light, sound, cold,
electricity, or mechanical devices related to prevention, recognition,
evaluation, management, disposition, rehabilitation, and treatment.
The term
'athletic trainer' shall not include any student, teacher, or other person who
serves as an athletic trainer for an elementary school or high school, either
public or private, within this state
Nothing in
this Code section shall be construed to require licensure of elementary or
secondary school teachers, coaches, or authorized volunteers who do not hold
themselves out to the public as athletic
trainers."
SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by striking Code Section 43-5-7, relating to license
requirements for persons engaged as athletic trainers, and inserting in lieu
thereof a new Code Section 43-5-7 to read as follows:
"43-5-7.
No
person shall hold himself or herself out as an athletic trainer or
perform,
for compensation, any of the activities
the
services of an athletic trainer, as
defined in this chapter, without first obtaining a license under this chapter;
provided, however, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent
any person from serving as a student-trainer, assistant-trainer, or any similar
position if such service is not primarily for compensation and is carried out
under the supervision of a physician or a licensed athletic
trainer."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.