Tennessee § 63-24-103 - Licensure requirement.
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§ 63-24-103. Licensure requirement.
No person shall represent themselves or claim to be an athletic trainer or perform, for compensation, any of the activities of an athletic trainer as defined in this chapter without first obtaining a license under this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any person from serving as a student-trainer, or any similar position if such service is not primarily for compensation and is carried out under the supervision of an athletic trainer duly licensed as defined in this chapter and a physician licensed under this title. Such supervision will be provided under the guidelines of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Board of Certification, Inc. and/or approved by the board. Persons who are certified by the board as athletic trainers on May 9, 2000, may practice as licensed athletic trainers, provided such persons meet all of the other requirements of this chapter. Upon the expiration of an athletic trainer's certificate, the board shall issue a license to replace such certificate, provided the athletic trainer has met all of the other requirements of this chapter. Acts 1983, ch. 361, §§ 4, 10; T.C.A., §§ 63-6-303 , 63-24-109 ; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 112; 2000, ch. 694, § 1. Cross-References. Licensure, §§ 63-1-103 — 63-1-112 .
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Section 63-24-103 ("Licensure requirement.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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