§ 14-5D-11.1. Employment of athletic trainer without license or approved evaluation and treatment protocol prohibited.

   (a) Employment by licensed physicians prohibited. -- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a licensed physician may not employ or supervise an individual practicing athletic training without a license or without an approved evaluation and treatment protocol.

(b) Employment by hospitals, institutions, or other employers prohibited. -- Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a hospital, an institution, an alternative health system, or any other employer may not employ an individual practicing athletic training without a license or without an approved evaluation and treatment protocol.

(c) Penalty. -- The Board may impose a civil penalty of up to $ 1,000 on a person who employs or supervises an individual without a license or without an approved evaluation and treatment protocol.

HISTORY: 2012, chs. 314, 315.