1997 Minnesota Statutes

     148.7808 Registration; requirements. 

    Subdivision 1.    Registration.  The board may issue a 
 certificate of registration as an athletic trainer to applicants 
 who meet the requirements under this section.  An applicant for 
 registration as an athletic trainer shall pay a fee under 
 section 148.7815 and file a written application on a form, 
 provided by the board, that includes:  

    (1) the applicant's name, social security number, home 
 address and telephone number, business address and telephone 
 number, and business setting; 

    (2) evidence satisfactory to the board of the successful 
 completion of an education program approved by the board; 

    (3) educational background; 

    (4) proof of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited 
 college or university; 

    (5) credentials held in other jurisdictions; 

    (6) a description of any other jurisdiction's refusal to 
 credential the applicant; 

    (7) a description of all professional disciplinary actions 
 initiated against the applicant in any other jurisdiction; 

    (8) any history of drug or alcohol abuse, and any 
 misdemeanor or felony conviction; 

    (9) evidence satisfactory to the board of a qualifying 
 score on a credentialing examination within one year of the 
 application for registration; 

    (10) additional information as requested by the board; 

    (11) the applicant's signature on a statement that the 
 information in the application is true and correct to the best 
 of the applicant's knowledge and belief; and 

    (12) the applicant's signature on a waiver authorizing the 
 board to obtain access to the applicant's records in this state 
 or any other state in which the applicant has completed an 
 education program approved by the board or engaged in the 
 practice of athletic training. 

    Subd. 2.    Registration by equivalency.  The board may 
 register by equivalency an applicant who: 

    (1) submits the application materials and fees required 
 under subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (8), and (10) to (12); and 

    (2) provides evidence satisfactory to the board of current 
 certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association 
 Board of Certification. 

    Applicants who were certified by the National Athletic 
 Trainers Association through the "grandfather" process prior to 
 1971 are exempt from completing subdivision 1, clauses (2) and 
 (9). 

    Subd. 3.    Registration by reciprocity.  (a) The board 
 may register by reciprocity an applicant who: 

    (1) submits the application materials and fees required 
 under subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (8) and (10) to (12); 

    (2) provides a verified copy of a current and unrestricted 
 credential for the practice of athletic training in another 
 jurisdiction that has credentialing requirements equivalent to 
 or more stringent than the requirements under subdivision 1; and 

    (3) provides letters of verification from the credentialing 
 body in each jurisdiction in which the applicant holds a 
 credential.  Each letter must include the applicant's name, date 
 of birth, credential number, date of issuance of the credential, 
 a statement regarding disciplinary actions taken against the 
 applicant, and the terms under which the credential was issued. 

    (b) An applicant for registration by reciprocity who has 
 applied for registration under subdivision 1 and meets the 
 requirements of paragraph (a), clause (1), may apply to the 
 board for temporary registration under subdivision 4.  

    Subd. 4.    Temporary registration.  (a) The board may 
 issue a temporary registration as an athletic trainer to 
 qualified applicants.  A temporary registration is issued for 
 one year.  An athletic trainer with a temporary registration may 
 qualify for full registration after submission of verified 
 documentation that the athletic trainer has achieved a 
 qualifying score on a credentialing examination within one year 
 after the date of the temporary registration.  

    (b) Except as provided in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), 
 clause (1), an applicant for temporary registration must submit 
 the application materials and fees for registration required 
 under subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (8) and (10) to (12). 

    (c) An athletic trainer with a temporary registration shall 
 work only under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer 
 registered under this section.  No more than four athletic 
 trainers with temporary registrations shall work under the 
 direction of a registered athletic trainer.  

    Subd. 5.    Registration; transition period.  (a) For 
 two years after the effective date of sections 148.7801 to 
 148.7815, an applicant who has not completed an accredited or 
 approved education program and is not certified by the National 
 Athletic Trainers Association, the Board of Certification, or 
 other national accrediting organization approved by the board, 
 may qualify for registration.  The board shall notify potential 
 applicants of the effective date of sections 148.7801 to 
 148.7815 and the final date for submitting an application for 
 registration during this transition period.  Applications for 
 registration under this subdivision shall not be accepted after 
 the expiration date of the two-year period.  

    (b) An applicant for registration during the transition 
 period must: 

    (1) submit an application and fees required under 
 subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (3) to (12); 

    (2) submit documentation from a licensed medical physician 
 verifying the athletic training services provided by the 
 applicant and that the applicant has been employed in athletic 
 training for no less than 21 hours per week for four of the five 
 years immediately preceding the application; and 

    (3) achieve a qualifying score on the written examination 
 of the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of 
 Certification during the two-year transition period. 

    HIST: 1993 c 232 s 9