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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing and 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. Section 451.001(3), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(3) "Athletic training" means the form of health care |
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that is provided [includes the practice of preventing, recognizing, |
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assessing, managing, treating, disposing of, and reconditioning |
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athletic injuries] under the direction or delegated authority of a |
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physician licensed in this state and includes: |
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(A) managing the risk of injury or illness; |
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(B) preventing injury or illness; |
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(C) assessing an injury or illness; |
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(D) providing immediate emergency care and |
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therapeutic intervention for an injury or illness; |
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(E) reconditioning an injury or illness; and |
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(F) administering other health care [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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SECTION 2. Section 451.153(a), Occupations Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for an athletic trainer license must: |
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(1) have met the athletic training curriculum |
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requirements of a college or university approved by the commission |
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and give proof of graduation; |
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(2) hold a degree or certificate in physical therapy |
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and have completed: |
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(A) a basic athletic training course from an |
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accredited college or university; and |
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(B) an apprenticeship described by Subsection |
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(b); [or] |
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(3) have a degree in corrective therapy with at least a |
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minor in physical education or health that includes a basic |
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athletic training course and meet the apprenticeship requirement or |
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any other requirement established by the commission; |
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(4) have completed, or have 30 credit hours or less |
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remaining to complete, the athletic training curriculum |
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requirements of a college or university that is accredited by a |
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nationally recognized athletic training accrediting organization |
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and approved by the board; or |
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(5) have completed, or have 30 credit hours or less |
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remaining to complete, a baccalaureate degree or postbaccalaureate |
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degree from a college or university that requires: |
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(A) not fewer than 24 credit hours related to the |
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practice of athletic training; and |
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(B) completion of an apprenticeship program in |
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athletic training clinical practice consisting of not fewer than |
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1,800 hours completed over the course of not fewer than five |
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separate semesters, at least 1,500 hours of which must be completed |
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while the applicant is a student at the college or university. |
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SECTION 3. Section 451.001(1), Occupations Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. Section 451.153, Occupations Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to an application for an original athletic |
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trainer license submitted on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An application for an original athletic trainer license |
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submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |