South Carolina § 40-47-1770 - Application of article.
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§ 40-47-1770. Application of article.
(A) Nothing in this article prevents:
(1) licensed, registered, or certified professionals such as physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and chiropractors from practicing their professions if they do not hold themselves out to the public by any title or description as being athletic trainers;
(2) the continued employment of persons employed on the effective date of Act 441 of 1984 by the State Department of Education, local boards of education, or private secondary or elementary schools for the treatment of injuries received by students participating in school sports activities; or
(3) any person from serving as an athletic training student or in any similar position if service is carried out under the supervision of a physician or certified athletic trainer.
(B) The provisions of this article shall not apply to any athletic trainer who is employed in another state by an educational institution or athletic organization when the athletic trainer accompanies the athletes or team of such institute or organization in the State for the purpose of an athletic contest or exhibition.
HISTORY: 2023 Act No. 77 (S.397), SECTION 2, eff June 19, 2023.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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