2009 WISCONSIN ACT
162
An Act
to repeal
448.95 (2), 448.95 (3), 448.953 (3) and (4) and 448.956 (1) (am);
to amend
448.95 (5) (a), 448.95 (5) (b), 448.95 (5) (c), 448.95 (5) (d), 448.952 (3), 448.953 (1) (f), 448.954 (2), 448.9545 (2) (a), 448.955 (1), 448.956 (2) (b), 448.956 (3) (intro.), 448.956 (3) (a), 448.956 (3) (b) and 448.956 (3) (c); and
to create
448.95 (5) (e), 448.95 (5) (f), 448.95 (7) and 448.956 (1m) of the statutes;
relating to:
the practice of athletic trainers and granting rule-making authority.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
448.95 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
2
.
448.95 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
3
.
448.95 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.95
(5)
(a) Preventing, recognizing and evaluating
athletic
injuries
or illnesses sustained while participating in physical activity
.
Section
4
.
448.95 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.95
(5)
(b) Managing and administering the initial treatment of
athletic
injuries
or illnesses sustained while participating in physical activity
.
Section
5
.
448.95 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.95
(5)
(c) Giving emergency care or first aid for an
athletic
injury
or illness sustained while participating in physical activity
.
Section
6
.
448.95 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.95
(5)
(d) Rehabilitating and physically reconditioning
athletic
injuries
or illnesses sustained while participating in physical activity
.
Section
7
.
448.95 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
448.95
(5)
(e) Rehabilitating and physically reconditioning injuries or illnesses that impede or prevent an individual from returning to participation in physical activity, if the individual recently participated in, and intends to return to participation in, physical activity.
Section
8
.
448.95 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
448.95
(5)
(f) Establishing or administering risk management, conditioning, and injury prevention programs.
Section
9
.
448.95 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
448.95
(7)
"Physical activity" means vigorous participation in exercise, sports, games, recreation, wellness, fitness, or employment activities.
Section
10
.
448.952 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.952
(3)
An athletic trainer who is in this state temporarily with an individual or group that is participating in a specific athletic event or series of athletic events and who is licensed, certified
,
or registered by another state or country or certified as an athletic trainer by the
Board of Certification of the
National Athletic Trainers
'
Association
Board of Certification, Inc., or its successor agency
.
Section
11
.
448.953 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.953
(1)
(f) Submits evidence satisfactory to the affiliated credentialing board that he or she has met the requirements for certification established by the National Athletic Trainers
'
Association Board of Certification
, Inc., or its successor agency
and has passed the certification examination administered by the National Athletic Trainers
'
Association Board of Certification
, Inc., or its successor agency
.
Section
12
.
448.953 (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.
Section
13
.
448.954 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.954
(2)
In lieu of an examination under sub. (1), the affiliated credentialing board may accept the results of an examination administered by the National Athletic Trainers
'
Association Board of Certification
, Inc., or its successor agency
.
Section
14
.
448.9545 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.9545
(2)
(a) A course that has been approved for continuing education credit by the National Athletic Trainers
'
Association Board of Certification
, Inc., or its successor agency
.
Section
15
.
448.955 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.955
(1)
The renewal dates for licenses granted under this subchapter
, other than temporary licenses granted under s. 448.953 (3) or (4),
are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a).
Section
16
.
448.956 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
Section
17
.
448.956 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
448.956
(1m)
Subject to sub. (1) (a), a licensee may provide athletic training to an individual without a referral, except that a licensee may not provide athletic training as described under s. 448.95 (5) (d) or (e) in an outpatient rehabilitation setting unless the licensee has obtained a written referral for the individual from a practitioner licensed or certified under subch. II, III, IV, V, or VII of this chapter; under ch. 446; or under s. 441.16 (2).
Section
18
.
448.956 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.956
(2)
(b) Suggest modifications in treatment or rehabilitation of an injured person to the
consulting physician
health care practitioner who referred the person to the athletic trainer
or
to
any other health care provider who is providing treatment to the person.
Section
19
.
448.956 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.956
(3)
(intro.) When working on behalf of his or her
primary
employer, a licensee may, in accordance with a protocol established under sub. (1) (a), do all of the following:
Section
20
.
448.956 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.956
(3)
(a) Treat and rehabilitate an
athletic
injury
or illness
using cold, heat, light, sound, electricity, exercise, chemicals
,
or mechanical devices.
Section
21
.
448.956 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.956
(3)
(b) Evaluate and treat a person for an
athletic
injury
or illness
that has not previously been diagnosed.
Section
22
.
448.956 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
448.956
(3)
(c) Treat or rehabilitate an employee
of the primary employer
with an injury
or illness
that
is identical to an athletic injury and that
has resulted from an
occupational
employment
activity as directed, supervised
,
and inspected by a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), or by a person licensed under s. 446.02, who has the power to direct, decide
,
and oversee the implementation of the treatment or rehabilitation.
