AB 1890, as amended, Chau. Athletic trainers.
Existing law provides for the regulation of various professions and vocations, including those of an athlete agent.
This bill would make it unlawful for any person to hold himself or herself out asbegin insert an athletic trainer orend insert a certified athletic trainerbegin insert, or to use specified terms to imply or suggest that the person is an athletic trainer,end insert unless he or shebegin delete has beenend deletebegin insert isend insert certified by the Board of Certification, Inc., and has either graduated from a
college or university, after completing an accredited athletic training education program, as specified, or completedbegin insert eligibilityend insert requirements for certification by the Board of Certification, Inc., prior to January 1, 2004. The bill would make it an unfair business practice tobegin delete violate these provisionsend deletebegin insert
use the title “athletic trainer,” “certified athletic trainer,” or other specified terms that imply or suggest that the person is an athletic trainer if he or she does not meet the requirements described aboveend insert.
This bill, notwithstanding these provisions, would authorize a person who has practiced athletic training in California for a period of 20 consecutive years prior to January 1, 2015, and who is not otherwise eligible to use the title of “athletic trainer,” to use that title.
end insertVote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 18898)
2is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to
3read:
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(a) begin deleteNo end deletebegin insertA end insertperson shallbegin insert notend insert hold himself or herself out
8to bebegin insert an athletic trainer orend insert a certified athleticbegin delete trainerend deletebegin insert trainer, or
9use the term “AT,” “ATC,” or “CAT” to imply or suggest that
10the person is an athletic trainer,end insert
unless he or she meets the
11following requirements:
12(1) He or she has done either of the following:
13(A) Graduated from a college or university after completing an
14athletic training education program accredited by the Commission
15on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, or its predecessors
16or successors.
17(B) Completedbegin insert eligibilityend insert requirements for certification by the
18Board of Certification, Inc., prior to January 1, 2004.
19(2) He or shebegin delete has beenend deletebegin insert
isend insert certified by the Board of Certification,
20Inc.
21(b) It is an unfair business practice within the meaning of
22Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 2 of Division
237 for any person to use the title ofbegin insert “athletic trainer,end insertbegin insert”end insert “certified
24athletic trainer” or any other term, such asbegin insert “certified,”end insert “licensed,”
25“registered,”begin delete orend deletebegin insert “AT,end insertbegin insert”end insert
“ATC,”begin insert or “CATend insertbegin insert,”end insert that implies or suggests
26that the person isbegin delete certified asend delete an athletic trainer, ifbegin delete the personend deletebegin insert he
27or sheend insert does not meet the requirements of subdivision (a).
Notwithstanding Section 18898, a person who has
29practiced athletic training in California for a period of 20
30consecutive years prior to January 1, 2015, and who is not
P3 1otherwise eligible to use the title of “athletic trainer,” may use
2the title “athletic trainer.”
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