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  2         An act relating to athletic trainers; amending

  3         s. 468.707, F.S.; revising the requirements for

  4         licensure as an athletic trainer; amending s.

  5         468.711, F.S.; revising the criteria for

  6         continuing education in athletic training;

  7         amending s. 468.723, F.S.; providing that a

  8         person employed as an apprentice trainer or

  9         athletic trainer is not exempt from part XIII

10         of ch. 468, F.S.; amending s. 1012.46, F.S.;

11         deleting the classification of first responder

12         in a school district's athletic injuries

13         prevention and treatment program; requiring

14         that an athletic trainer employed by a school

15         district be licensed as an athletic trainer;

16         deleting a requirement that such person possess

17         certain certification as an educator; providing

18         an effective date.

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20  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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22         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 468.707, Florida

23  Statutes, is amended to read:

24         468.707  Licensure by examination; requirements.--

25         (1)  Any person desiring to be licensed as an athletic

26  trainer shall apply to the department on a form approved by

27  the department.

28         (a)  The department shall license each applicant who:

29         (a)1.  Has completed the application form and remitted

30  the required fees.

31         (b)2.  Is at least 21 years of age.


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 1         (c)3.  Has obtained a baccalaureate degree from a

 2  college or university accredited by an accrediting agency

 3  recognized and approved by the United States Department of

 4  Education or the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary

 5  Accreditation, or approved by the board.

 6         (d)4.  Has completed an approved athletic training

 7  curriculum coursework from a college or university accredited

 8  by an accrediting agency recognized and approved by the United

 9  States Department of Education or the Commission on

10  Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, or approved by the

11  board, in each of the following areas, as provided by rule:

12  health, human anatomy, kinesiology/biomechanics, human

13  physiology, physiology of exercise, basic athletic training,

14  and advanced athletic training.

15         (e)5.  Has current certification in standard first aid

16  and cardiovascular pulmonary resuscitation from the American

17  Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or an equivalent

18  certification as determined by the board.

19         6.  Has, within 2 of the preceding 5 years, attained a

20  minimum of 800 hours of athletic training experience under the

21  direct supervision of a licensed athletic trainer or an

22  athletic trainer certified by the National Athletic Trainers'

23  Association or a comparable national athletic standards

24  organization.

25         (f)7.  Has passed an examination administered or

26  approved by the board.

27         (b)  The department shall also license each applicant

28  who:

29         1.  Has completed the application form and remitted the

30  required fees no later than October 1, 1996.

31         2.  Is at least 21 years of age.


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 1         3.  Has current certification in standard first aid and

 2  cardiovascular pulmonary resuscitation from the American Red

 3  Cross or an equivalent certification as determined by the

 4  board.

 5         4.a.  Has practiced athletic training for at least 3 of

 6  the 5 years preceding application; or

 7         b.  Is currently certified by the National Athletic

 8  Trainers' Association or a comparable national athletic

 9  standards organization.

10         Section 2.  Section 468.711, Florida Statutes, is

11  amended to read:

12         468.711  Renewal of license; continuing education.--

13         (1)  The department shall renew a license upon receipt

14  of the renewal application and fee, provided the applicant is

15  in compliance with the provisions of this section part,

16  chapter 456, and rules promulgated pursuant thereto.

17         (2)  The board may, by rule, prescribe continuing

18  education requirements, not to exceed 24 hours biennially.

19  The criteria for continuing education shall be approved by the

20  board and shall include a current certificate in include 4

21  hours in standard first aid and cardiovascular pulmonary

22  resuscitation from the American Red Cross or equivalent

23  training as determined by the board.

24         (3)  Pursuant to the requirements of s. 456.034, each

25  licensee shall complete a continuing education course on human

26  immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome

27  as part of biennial relicensure.

28         Section 3.  Section 468.723, Florida Statutes, is

29  amended to read:

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 1         468.723  Exemptions.--Nothing in This part does not

 2  prevent or restrict shall be construed as preventing or

 3  restricting:

 4         (1)  The professional practice of a licensee of the

 5  department who is acting within the scope of such practice.

 6         (2)  An athletic training A student athletic trainer

 7  acting under the direct supervision of a licensed athletic

 8  trainer.

 9         (3)  A person employed as a teacher apprentice trainer

10  I, a teacher apprentice trainer II, or a teacher athletic

11  trainer under s. 1012.46.

12         (3)(4)  A person from administering standard first aid

13  treatment to an athlete.

14         (4)(5)  A person licensed under chapter 548, provided

15  such person is acting within the scope of such license.

16         (5)(6)  A person providing personal training

17  instruction for exercise, aerobics, or weightlifting, if the

18  person does not represent himself or herself as able to

19  provide "athletic trainer" services and if any recognition or

20  treatment of injuries is limited to the provision of first

21  aid.

22         Section 4.  Section 1012.46, Florida Statutes, is

23  amended to read:

24         1012.46  Athletic trainers.--

25         (1)  School districts may establish and implement an

26  athletic injuries prevention and treatment program. Central to

27  this program should be the employment and availability of

28  persons trained in the prevention and treatment of physical

29  injuries that which may occur during athletic activities. The

30  program should reflect opportunities for progressive

31  advancement and compensation in employment as provided in


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 1  subsection (2) and meet certain other minimum standards

 2  developed by the Department of Education. The goal of the

 3  Legislature is to have school districts employ and have

 4  available a full-time teacher athletic trainer in each high

 5  school in the state.

 6         (2)  To the extent practicable, a school district

 7  program should include the following employment classification

 8  and advancement scheme:

 9         (a)  First responder.--To qualify as a first responder,

10  a person must possess a professional, temporary, part-time,

11  adjunct, or substitute certificate pursuant to s. 1012.56, be

12  certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid, and

13  have 15 semester hours in courses such as care and prevention

14  of athletic injuries, anatomy, physiology, nutrition,

15  counseling, and other similar courses approved by the

16  Commissioner of Education. This person may only administer

17  first aid and similar care.

18         (2)(b)  Teacher athletic trainer.--To qualify as an a

19  teacher athletic trainer, a person must be licensed as

20  required by part XIII of chapter 468 and may possess a

21  professional, temporary, part-time, adjunct, or substitute

22  certificate pursuant to s. 1012.35, s. 1012.56, or s. 1012.57,

23  and be licensed as required by part XIII of chapter 468.

24         Section 5.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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