IIB 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 921 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To provide protections for certain sports medicine profes-
sionals who provide certain medical services in a sec-
ondary State. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sports Medicine Licen-
sure Clarity Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR COVERED SPORTS MEDICINE 
PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered sports 
medicine professional who has in effect medical profes-
sional liability insurance coverage and provides in a sec-
ondary State covered medical services that are within the 
scope of practice of such professional in the primary State 
to an athlete or an athletic team (or a staff member of 
such an athlete or athletic team) pursuant to an agree-
ment described in subsection (b)(4) with respect to such 
athlete or athletic team— 
(1) such medical professional liability insurance 
coverage shall cover (subject to any related premium 
adjustments) such professional with respect to such 
covered medical services provided by the professional 
in the secondary State to such an individual or team 
as if such services were provided by such profes-
sional in the primary State to such an individual or 
team; and 
(2) to the extent such professional is licensed 
under the requirements of the primary State to pro-
vide such services to such an individual or team, the 
professional shall be treated as satisfying any licen-
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sure requirements of the secondary State to provide 
such services to such an individual or team. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) ATHLETE.—The term ‘‘athlete’’ means— 
(A) an individual participating in a sport-
ing event or activity for which the individual 
may be paid; 
(B) an individual participating in a sport-
ing event or activity sponsored or sanctioned by 
a national governing body; or 
(C) an individual for whom a high school 
or institution of higher education provides a 
covered sports medicine professional. 
(2) ATHLETIC
TEAM.—The term ‘‘athletic 
team’’ means a sports team— 
(A) composed of individuals who are paid 
to participate on the team; 
(B) composed of individuals who are par-
ticipating in a sporting event or activity spon-
sored or sanctioned by a national governing 
body; or 
(C) for which a high school or an institu-
tion of higher education provides a covered 
sports medicine professional. 
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(3) COVERED MEDICAL SERVICES.—The term 
‘‘covered medical services’’ means general medical 
care, emergency medical care, athletic training, or 
physical therapy services. Such term does not in-
clude care provided by a covered sports medicine 
professional— 
(A) at a health care facility; or 
(B) while a health care provider licensed to 
practice in the secondary State is transporting 
the injured individual to a health care facility. 
(4) COVERED
SPORTS
MEDICINE
PROFES-
SIONAL.—The term ‘‘covered sports medicine profes-
sional’’ means a physician, athletic trainer, or other 
health care professional who— 
(A) is licensed to practice in the primary 
State; 
(B) provides covered medical services, pur-
suant to a written agreement with an athlete, 
an athletic team, a national governing body, a 
high school, or an institution of higher edu-
cation; and 
(C) prior to providing the covered medical 
services described in subparagraph (B), has dis-
closed the nature and extent of such services to 
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the entity that provides the professional with li-
ability insurance in the primary State. 
(5) 
HEALTH
CARE
FACILITY.—The 
term 
‘‘health care facility’’ means a facility in which med-
ical care, diagnosis, or treatment is provided on an 
inpatient or outpatient basis. Such term does not in-
clude facilities at an arena, stadium, or practice fa-
cility, or temporary facilities existing for events 
where athletes or athletic teams may compete. 
(6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(7) NATIONAL
GOVERNING
BODY.—The term 
‘‘national governing body’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 220501 of title 36, United 
States Code. 
(8) PRIMARY
STATE.—The term ‘‘primary 
State’’ means, with respect to a covered sports medi-
cine professional, the State in which— 
(A) the covered sports medicine profes-
sional is licensed to practice; and 
(B) the majority of the covered sports 
medicine professional’s practice is underwritten 
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for medical professional liability insurance cov-
erage. 
(9) SECONDARY STATE.—The term ‘‘secondary 
State’’ means, with respect to a covered sports medi-
cine professional, any State that is not the primary 
State. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and 
each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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