(1)
(a) A licensee may engage in athletic training only in accordance with an evaluation and treatment protocol that is established by the athletic trainer in accordance with the rules promulgated under s. 448.9525 (2) and recorded on a protocol form prescribed by the affiliated credentialing board under s. 448.9525 (1) (c).
(b) A licensee shall have a copy of the protocol established under par.
(a) at his or her place of employment at all times.
(c) A protocol established under par.
(a) shall be updated no later than 30 days before the date specified in s. 440.08 (2)
(a) 14f.
(1m) Subject to sub.
(1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic training as described under s. 448.95 (5)
(d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter; under ch. 446; or under s. 441.09 or from a practitioner who holds a compact privilege under subch. XI, XII, or XIV of ch. 448.