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Senators reject amendment that would keep athletic trainer seat dual‑certified; original bill advancing to third reading
Summary
The Senate debated whether to add a single athletic trainer member to the Board of Physical Therapy or to preserve the board’s size by designating a dual‑certified physical therapist/athletic trainer; senators rejected the committee amendment 8–26 and advanced the bill to third reading.
The West Virginia Senate spent an extended period on April 2 debating representation of athletic trainers on the Board of Physical Therapy and rejected an amendment that would have kept the board’s current size by specifying a dual‑certified physical therapist/athletic trainer member.
A committee strike‑and‑insert amendment would have maintained the board’s size at seven members by codifying the long‑standing practice of appointing a dually certified physical therapist and athletic trainer (PT ATC) rather than adding an additional, separate athletic trainer…
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