Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-28-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 540-X-28-.01 - Definitions

The following definitions will apply to these rules:

(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL. The Advisory Council of the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, established pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, as amended, § 34-40-3.2.

(2) ATHLETIC TRAINER. A person who is licensed by the State Board of Athletic Trainers as an athletic trainer in Alabama.

(3) BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS. The Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers established pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, as amended, § 34-40-3.

(4) BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS. The State Board of Medical Examiners established pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, as amended, § 34-24-53.

(5) EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN. A written document which provides guidelines, defines personnel roles, and offers templates for the treatment of a catastrophic injury in a given

(6) PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION. A formal relationship between an athletic trainer and a licensed physician under which the athletic trainer is authorized to practice as evidenced by a written protocol approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners. Physician supervision requires that there shall at all times be a continuing and close supervisory relationship between the athletic trainer and the physician to whom that athletic trainer is registered. The term does not require direct on-site supervision of the athletic trainer; however, supervision does include the professional oversight and direction required by these rules and by the written guidelines established by the Board of Athletic Trainers and the Board of Medical Examiners.

(7) PROTOCOL. A document approved by the Board of Athletic Trainers and the Board of Medical Examiners establishing the permissible functions and activities that an athletic trainer may perform under the supervision of a physician.

(8) SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN. A physician licensed by the Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama to whom an athletic trainer is registered and who agrees in writing to supervise one or more athletic trainers pursuant to the rules, regulations, and protocols established by the Board of Medical Examiners and Board of Athletic Trainers.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 540-X-28-.01

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XL, Issue No. 05, February 28, 2022, eff. 4/14/2022.

Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-53; 34-40-3.2.