The athletic trainer functioning in the nonclinical and clinical setting may, under the direction of a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, evaluate, treat and provide appropriate immediate care and treatment to injuries incurred by an athlete during participation in or training for scholastic, recreational, professional or sanctioned amateur athletic activities. Evaluation and treatment by an athletic trainer in the nonclinical setting to supportive staff, spectators and other persons other than an athlete shall be limited to immediate care and treatment. An athletic trainer functioning in a clinical setting may evaluate and provide treatment for an athletic injury under the direction or referral of a licensed physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant. An athletic trainer functioning in the nonclinical and clinical setting may use therapeutic exercise and modalities such as heat, cold, light, air, massage, water, sound and electricity for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and the use of passive (manual and mechanical) techniques for the purpose of treatment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-55-9
Evaluation and treatment of injuries by athletic trainer in nonclinical and clinical settings; supervision by physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant
Known as the Mississippi Athletic Trainers Licensure Act
The act spans §§ 73–73 (11 sections).
Laws, 1991, ch. 374, § 5; Laws, 2009, ch. 425, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2009.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.