Fla. Stat. § 468.701
Definitions
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Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2012
As used in this part, the term:
As used in this part, the term:
(1) “Athlete” means a person who participates in an athletic activity.
(2) “Athletic activity” means the participation in an activity, conducted by an educational institution, a professional athletic organization, or an amateur athletic organization, involving exercises, sports, games, or recreation requiring any of the physical attributes of strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, and stamina.
(3) “Athletic injury” means an injury sustained which affects the athlete’s ability to participate or perform in athletic activity.
(4) “Athletic trainer” means a person licensed under this part.
(5) “Athletic training” means the recognition, prevention, and treatment of athletic injuries.
(1) “Athletic trainer” means a person licensed under this part who has met the requirements of this part, including the education requirements established by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education or its successor organization and necessary credentials from the Board of Certification.
(2) “Athletic training” means service and care provided by an athletic trainer under the direction of a physician as specified in s. 468.713. Such service and care must relate to the prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, disposition, treatment, or rehabilitation of a physically active person who sustained an injury, illness, or other condition involving exercise, sport, recreation, or related physical activity. For the provision of such care and services, an athletic trainer may use physical modalities, including, but not limited to, heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, and mechanical devices.
(3) “Board” means the Board of Athletic Training.
(4) “Board of Certification” means the nationally accredited certifying body for athletic trainers or its successor agency.
(5) “Department” means the Department of Health.
(9) “Direct supervision” means the physical presence of the supervisor on the premises so that the supervisor is immediately available to the trainee when needed.
(10) “Supervision” means the easy availability of the supervisor to the athletic trainer, which includes the ability to communicate by telecommunications.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.