THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2601

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO ATHLETIC TRAINERS.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that athletic trainers routinely work with children as young as twelve but are one of the few types of medical professionals not regulated in Hawaii.  Licensure would:

     (1)  Ensure that Hawaii's athletes receive specialized emergency care and appropriate treatment and rehabilitation and meet appropriate criteria before being returned to play;

     (2)  Require and verify, as is now required of other health care professions, demonstration of minimum competency in the profession; and

     (3)  Provide a mechanism to report and remedy malpractice and ethical violations, thereby reducing an existing threat of harm to the public.

     As Hawaii is one of the few states without licensure requirements for athletic trainers, there is no entity to which the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification, Inc., can report disciplinary actions to ensure that appropriate action is taken to protect the public.

     The purpose of this Act is to require the auditor to perform a sunrise analysis of the licensure of athletic trainers.

     SECTION 2.  The auditor shall perform a sunrise analysis of the licensure of athletic trainers.

     The auditor shall submit its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2011.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on August 1, 2010.



Report Title:

Athletic Trainers; Sunrise Analysis

 

Description:

Requires the Auditor to conduct a sunrise analysis of the licensure of athletic trainers.  (SB2601 HD1)

 

 

 

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