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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of athletic trainers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 451.001(1) and (3), Occupations Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Athletic injury" means an injury sustained by a |
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person as a result of physical activity or exercise or the person's |
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participation in an organized sport or sport-related exercise or |
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activity, including interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, |
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recreational, semiprofessional, and professional sports |
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activities. |
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(3) "Athletic training" means the form of health care |
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that includes principles and methods for managing and treating |
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athletic injuries for athletic individuals in good general health |
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[the practice of preventing, recognizing, assessing, managing, |
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treating, disposing of, and reconditioning athletic injuries] |
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under the direction of a physician licensed in this state or another |
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qualified, licensed health professional who is authorized to refer |
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for health care services within the scope of the person's license, |
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and consists of: |
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(A) managing the risk of an athletic injury or |
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illness; |
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(B) preventing an athletic injury or illness; |
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(C) assessing an athletic injury or illness; |
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(D) providing immediate emergency care; |
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(E) providing therapeutic intervention for an |
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athletic injury; and |
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(F) reconditioning an athletic injury or |
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illness. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |