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91_HB2896
LRB9108073ACtm
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice
2 Act by changing Section 3.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Athletic Trainers Practice Act
6 is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7603)
8 Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9 (1) "Department" means the Department of Professional
10 Regulation.
11 (2) "Director" means the Director of Professional
12 Regulation.
13 (3) "Board" means the Illinois Board of Athletic
14 Trainers appointed by the Director.
15 (4) "Licensed athletic trainer" means a person licensed
16 to practice athletic training under as defined in this Act
17 and with the specific qualifications set forth in Section 9
18 of this Act who, upon the direction or referral of a licensed
19 physician, osteopath, podiatrist, dentist, or chiropractor,
20 carries out the practice of prevention, recognition,
21 evaluation, management, treatment, disposition, and
22 rehabilitation related to the care of athletes. of his or her
23 team physician or consulting physician, carries out the
24 practice of prevention/emergency care or physical
25 reconditioning of injuries incurred by athletes participating
26 in an athletic program conducted by an educational
27 institution, professional athletic organization, or
28 sanctioned amateur athletic organization employing the
29 athletic trainer; or a person who, under the direction of a
30 physician, carries out comparable functions for a health
31 organization-based extramural program of athletic training
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1 services for athletes. Specific duties of the athletic
2 trainer include but are not limited to:
3 A. supervision of the selection, fitting, and
4 maintenance of protective equipment;
5 B. provision of assistance to the coaching staff in
6 the development and implementation of conditioning
7 programs;
8 C. counseling of athletes on nutrition and hygiene;
9 D. supervision of athletic training facility and
10 inspection of playing facilities;
11 E. selection and maintenance of athletic training
12 equipment and supplies;
13 F. instruction and supervision of student trainer
14 staff;
15 G. coordination with a team physician to provide:
16 (i) pre-competition physical exam and health
17 history updates,
18 (ii) game coverage or phone access to a
19 physician or paramedic,
20 (iii) follow-up injury care,
21 (iv) rehabilitation reconditioning programs,
22 and
23 (v) assistance on all matters pertaining to
24 the health and well-being of athletes; .
25 H. provision of on-site injury care and evaluation
26 as well as appropriate transportation, follow-up
27 treatment and rehabilitation as necessary for all
28 injuries sustained by athletes in the program;
29 I. with a physician, determination of when an
30 athlete may safely return to full participation
31 post-injury; and
32 J. maintenance of complete and accurate records of
33 all athletic injuries and treatments rendered; and .
34 K. interpretation of referrals from physicians.
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1 To carry out these functions the athletic trainer is
2 authorized to utilize modalities including, but not limited
3 to, such as heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise,
4 therapeutic massage, mobilization, or mechanical and
5 assistive devices related to treatment and rehabilitation
6 care and reconditioning.
7 (5) "Referral" means the guidance or direction to the
8 athletic trainer given by the licensed physician, who shall
9 maintain supervision of the athlete.
10 (6) "Athlete" means an individual participating in
11 fitness training or conditioning, recreational or
12 occupational activities, or sports or other athletic
13 competition, practices, or events requiring physical
14 strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or
15 stamina.
16 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
18 1, 2000.