Ala. Admin. Code r. 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.
Notes
Author: Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-24-53; 34-40-3.2.
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