09 LC 38
0839
House
Bill 543
By:
Representatives Lunsford of the
110th,
Smith of the
113th,
and Cox of the
102nd
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 amend the definition of "athletic injury"; so as
to provide for conditions under which an athletic injury occurs; 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 revising paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-5-1, relating
to definitions regarding athletic trainers, as follows:
"(1)
'Athletic injury' means any injury sustained by a person as a result of such
person's participation in exercises, sports, games, or
recreational
activities, or any activities
recreation
requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or
stamina
without
respect to where or how the injury occurs
or any
comparable injury which prevents such person's participation in such
activities.
Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to expand the scope of practice of an athletic
trainer beyond the determination of the advising and consenting physician as
provided for in paragraph (2) of this Code
section
Nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed to require an athletic trainer to provide
services in a specific location or type of
location."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.