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Panel updates athletic trainer definition, exempts out-of-state team trainers and advances SB175
Summary
The House Health and Human Services Committee advanced Senate Bill 175, which revises the statutory definition of "athletic trainer," adds educational requirements, and creates a temporary licensure exemption for athletic trainers licensed in another jurisdiction who accompany an athletic team or organization to Kansas.
The Committee on House Health and Human Services voted to advance Senate Bill 175 after a hearing and discussion that included proponents from the Kansas Athletic Trainers Society and committee staff.
Senate Bill 175, as explained to the committee, updates KSA definitions related to athletic training and adds an exemption permitting an athletic trainer licensed in another state to provide services to members of that visiting athletic team or organization without obtaining Kansas licensure for that limited purpose. Carly, committee staff, told members the bill "updates the definition of athletic trainer and provides an exemption for an athletic trainer licensed in another jurisdiction who accompanies an athletic team or organization to this state." The bill as amended also specifies education and certification requirements for Kansas licensure.
The changes rewrite the statutory definition of athletic training in KSA 65-6902 to include injury prevention, physical evaluation, emergency care and…
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