Section 14-5 - D-01. Definitions.
§ 14-5D-01. Definitions.
(a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Athlete.- "Athlete" means an individual who participates in an athletic activity.
(c) Athletic activity.- "Athletic activity" means exercise, recreation, sport, competition, or game that:
(1) Requires physical strength, range of motion, flexibility, control, speed, stamina, or agility; and
(2) Is associated with an educational institution or a professional, amateur, or recreational sports club or athletic organization.
(d) Athletic injury.- "Athletic injury" means an injury that affects an athlete's participation or performance in an athletic activity.
(e) Board.- "Board" means the State Board of Physicians.
(f) Committee.- "Committee" means the Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee established under § 14-5D-04 of this subtitle.
(g) Educational institution.- "Educational institution" includes:
(1) The schools in the public elementary and secondary education system of the State;
(2) A noncollegiate educational institution governed under § 2-206 of the Education Article; and
(3) An institution of higher education as defined in § 10-101 of the Education Article.
(h) Evaluation and treatment protocol.- "Evaluation and treatment protocol" means a document that is executed by a physician and an athletic trainer that meets the requirements of § 14-5D-11 of this subtitle.
(i) License.- "License" means a license issued by the Board to practice athletic training.
(j) Licensed athletic trainer.- "Licensed athletic trainer" means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice athletic training.
(k) National certifying board.- "National certifying board" means the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor organization.
(l) Practice athletic training.-
(1) "Practice athletic training" means application of the following principles and methods for managing athletic injuries for athletes in good overall health under the supervision of a licensed physician:
(i) Prevention;
(ii) Clinical evaluation and assessment;
(iii) Immediate care; and
(iv) Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning.
(2) "Practice athletic training" includes:
(i) Organization and administration of an athletic training program; and
(ii) Instruction to coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, and community members regarding the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
(3) "Practice athletic training" does not include:
(i) The practice of:
1. Chiropractic, including adjustments, manipulation, or high velocity mobilizations of the spine or extremities;
2. Massage therapy;
3. Medicine;
4. Occupational therapy; or
5. Physical therapy;
(ii) The reconditioning of systemic neurologic injuries, conditions, or disease; or
(iii) Except for the conditioning of an athlete under the supervision of a treating physician, the treatment, rehabilitation, or reconditioning of nonathletic injuries or disease.
(m) Setting.- "Setting" means a:
(1) Location where an athletic activity, as defined in subsection (c) of this section, is being held;
(2) Health or fitness club;
(3) Clinic or hospital;
(4) Corporation; or
(5) Government agency.
(n) Supervision.- "Supervision" means the responsibility of a physician to provide ongoing and immediately available instruction that is adequate to ensure the safety and welfare of a patient and is appropriate to the setting.
[2009, ch. 529, § 2; ch. 530, § 2.]