                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSURE AS ATHLETIC TRAINER REQUIRED; REQUISITE TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS; POWERS OF THE BOARD CONCERNING ATHLETIC TRAINING (§ 54.1-2957.4)

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or to hold himself out as
practicing as an athletic trainer unless he holds a license as an athletic
trainer issued by the Board. The Board shall issue licenses to practice athletic
training to applicants for such licensure who meet the requirements of this
chapter and the Board&#8217;s regulations.

B. The Board shall establish criteria for the licensure of athletic trainers to
ensure the appropriate training and educational credentials for the practice of
athletic training. Such criteria may include experiential requirements and shall
include one of the following: (i) a Virginia testing program to determine the
quality of the training and educational credentials for and competence of
athletic trainers, (ii) successful completion of a training program and passage
of the certifying examination administered by the National Athletic Training
Association Board of Certification resulting in certification as an athletic
trainer by such national association, or (iii) completion of another
Board-approved training program and examination.

C. At its discretion, the Board may grant provisional licensure to persons who
have successfully completed an approved training program or who have met
requisite experience criteria established by the Board. Such provisional
licensure shall expire as provided for in the regulations of the Board.

D. The Board shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary for the
licensure of athletic trainers and the issuance of licenses to athletic trainers
to practice in the Commonwealth. The Board&#8217;s regulations shall assure the
competence and integrity of any person claiming to be an athletic trainer or who
engages in the practice of athletic training.

HISTORY: 1999, cc. 639, 682, 747; 2004, c. 669; 2013, c. 144.