Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 2150 - State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts › Chapter 6 - Licensure of Athletic Trainers › Section 20 CSR 2150-6.010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used throughout this
				  chapter.
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(1) As used in this rule, unless the context
				clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean:
(A) Academic year-a continuous nine- (9-)
				month session in an athletic trainer program;
(B) Team physician or consulting physician-a
				person who is licensed as a physician and surgeon pursuant to Chapter 334,
				RSMo.
(C) Basic athletic training
				course-curriculum involving the following didactic areas of education:
1. Risk Management and Injury
				Prevention;
2. Pathology of
				Injuries and Illnesses;
3.
				Assessment and Evaluation;
4. Acute
				Care of Injury and Illness;
5.
				Pharmacology;
6. Therapeutic
				Modalities;
7. Therapeutic
				Exercise;
8. General Medical
				Conditions and Disabilities;
9.
				Nutritional Aspects of Injury and Referral;
10. Psychosocial Intervention and
				Referral;
11. Health Care
				Administration;
12. Professional
				Development and Responsibilities;
13. Human Anatomy;
14. Biomechanics and Kinesiology;
				and
15. Exercise
				Physiology;
(D) Direct
				supervision-as defined by the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of
				Certification, Inc. or its successor agency between the athletic trainer
				licensed pursuant to Chapter 334, RSMo, and the prospective
				applicant;
(E) Certified athletic
				trainer-an athletic trainer certified by the National Athletic Trainers'
				Association Board of Certification, Inc. or its successor agency;
(F) Educational quality equal-as defined in
Athletic Training Clinical Proficiencies
, 4th Edition,
				November 6, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference as published by the
				National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc. or its successor agency,
				available upon request from this office or upon request from the National
				Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc. 2952 Stemmons
				Freeway #200, Dallas, TX 75247 or its successor agency. This rule does not
				incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions;
(G) Athletic trainer-any person who, in any
				manner, represents him/herself as an athletic trainer, or who uses in
				connection with his/her name the words or letters athletic trainer, trainer,
				registered athletic trainer, certified athletic trainer, licensed athletic
				trainer, A.T., A.T.C., C.A.T., A.T.L., L.A.T., ATC/L or any other letters, word
				abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that s/he is an athletic
				trainer; and
(H) The phrase
				"Direction of the Team Physician and/or Consulting Physician" as used in
				section
				334.702, RSMo, may be
				evidenced by the following:
1. A functional
				protocol form, signed by a team physician and/or consulting physician. The
				protocol form shall specify what procedures the athletic trainer may perform or
				initiate during the physician's absence;
2. A written or verbal order from a team
				physician and/or consulting physician; and
3. Written procedures of the setting in which
				the athletic trainer practices that have been approved by the team physician
				and/or consulting physician.