Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1213 Compare Versions

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	3	+	State of Arkansas 1
6	4		95th General Assembly A Bill 2
7	5		Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1213 3
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9		-	By: Representatives Achor, Gramlich~~, L. Johnson~~ 5
10		-	By: ~~Senators~~ C. Penzo~~, K. Hammer~~ 6
	7	+	By: Representatives Achor, Gramlich 5
	8	+	By: Senator C. Penzo 6
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12	10		For An Act To Be Entitled 8
13	11		AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; 9
14	12		TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF "ATHLETE" WITHIN THE 10
15		-	ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; TO DEFINE "HEALTHCARE 11
16		-	PROVIDER" REGARDING STUDENT ATHLETE CONCUSSION 12
17		-	EDUCATION; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13
	13	+	ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS ACT; AND FOR OTHER 11
	14	+	PURPOSES. 12
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	17	+	Subtitle 15
	18	+	TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS 16
	19	+	ACT; AND TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF 17
	20	+	"ATHLETE" WITHIN THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC 18
	21	+	TRAINERS ACT. 19
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	23	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21
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	25	+	SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-402(1), concerning the definition of 23
	26	+	"athlete" within the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Act, is amended to read as 24
	27	+	follows: 25
	28	+	(1) “Athlete” means an individual who is participating in 26
	29	+	organized athletic or team activities at the interscholastic, intramural, 27
	30	+	intercollegiate, or professional level, or sanctioned recreational sports 28
	31	+	activities activities related to recreation, sport, exercise, or tactical 29
	32	+	duty; 30
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	34	+	SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-402(1), concerning the definition of 32
	35	+	"direct supervision" within the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Act, is amended to 33
	36	+	read as follows: 34
	37	+	(6) “Direct supervision” means supervision of the athletic 35
	38	+	trainer in a clinical setting by the supervising physical therapist or 36 HB1213
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	41	+	physician who is readily available for consultation for the care of the 1
	42	+	athlete and is on the premises ; 2
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	44	+	SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-402, concerning the definitions 4
	45	+	within the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Act, is amended to add an additional 5
	46	+	subdivision to read as follows: 6
	47	+	(10) "Tactical duty" means activities associated with law 7
	48	+	enforcement, military, or rescue services. 8
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20		-	Subtitle 16
21		-	TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS ATHLETIC TRAINERS 17
22		-	ACT; TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF 18
23		-	"ATHLETE"; AND TO DEFINE "HEALTHCARE 19
24		-	PROVIDER" REGARDING STUDENT ATHLETE 20
25		-	CONCUSSION EDUCATION. 21
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27		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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29		-	SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6 -18-710(a), concerning definitions related 25
30		-	to student athlete concussion education, is amended to read as follows: 26
31		-	6-18-710. Student athlete concussion education — Definition. 27
32		-	(a)(1) As used in this section :, 28
33		-	(1) "Healthcare provider" means an allopathic or osteopathic 29
34		-	physician, neuropsychologist, advanced practice registered nurse, certified 30
35		-	athletic trainer, physician assistant, or physical therapist; and 31
36		-	(2)(A) "Youth "youth athletic activity" means an organized 32
37		-	athletic activity in which the participants, a majority of whom are under 33
38		-	nineteen (19) years of age are: 34
39		-	(A)(i) Engaged in an athletic game or competition against 35
40		-	another team, club, or entity; or 36 As Engrossed: H2/13/25 H2/19/25 S3/3/25 HB1213
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45		-	(B)(ii) In practice or preparation for an organized 1
46		-	athletic game or competition against another team, club, or entity. 2
47		-	(2)(B) “Youth athletic activity” does not include a college or 3
48		-	university activity or an activity that is incidental to a nonathletic 4
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51		-	SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 6 -18-710(c), concerning student athlete 7
52		-	concussion education, is amended to read as follows: 8
53		-	(c)(1) The Department of Health shall develop concussion protocols 9
54		-	substantially similar to those developed and implemented by the Arkansas 10
55		-	Activities Association to protect all youth athletes engaged in youth 11
56		-	athletic activities in Arkansas. 12
57		-	(2) The Department of Health shall provide an updated type of 13
58		-	healthcare provider list to the Arkansas Activities Association based on the 14
59		-	definition under subsection (a) of this section. 15
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61		-	SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-402 is amended to read as follows: 17
62		-	17-93-402. Definitions. 18
63		-	As used in this subchapter: 19
64		-	(1) “Athlete” means an individual who is participating in 20
65		-	organized athletic or team activities at the interscholastic, intramural, 21
66		-	intercollegiate, or professional level, or sanctioned recreational sports 22
67		-	activities activities of recreation, sport, exercise, or tactical duty ; 23
68		-	(2) “Athletic injury or illness” means an injury or illness 24
69		-	sustained by the athlete as a result of participation in those organized 25
70		-	athletic or team activities activities of recreation, sport, exercise, or 26
71		-	tactical duty which require physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of 27
72		-	motion, speed, or stamina, or any comparable injury or illness to an athlete 28
73		-	which prevents the person from participating in activities described in 29
74		-	subdivision (1) of this section; 30
75		-	(3) “Athletic trainer” means a person licensed by the state to 31
76		-	engage in athletic training; 32
77		-	(4) “Athletic training” means the prevention, recognition, 33
78		-	evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of an athletic injury or illness 34
79		-	and the organization and administration of exercise, conditioning, and 35
80		-	athletic training programs; 36 As Engrossed: H2/13/25 H2/19/25 S3/3/25 HB1213
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85		-	(5) “Clinical setting” means a hospital or outpatient clinic; 1
86		-	(6)(A) “Consultation” means the rendering by a physician of a 2
87		-	professional opinion, an expert opinion, or advice to an athletic trainer. 3
88		-	(B) "Consultation" may be provided through 4
89		-	telecommunication technology; 5
90		-	(7)(A) “Freestanding rehabilitation clinic” means a 6
91		-	rehabilitation clinic that is not located on the campus of a hospital or 7
92		-	healthcare system. 8
93		-	(B) "Freestanding rehabilitation clinic" does not include 9
94		-	a physician’s office; 10
95		-	(8) “Direct supervision” means supervision of the athletic 11
96		-	trainer in a clinical setting freestanding rehabilitation clinic by the 12
97		-	supervising physical therapist or physician who is readily available for 13
98		-	consultation for the care of the athlete and is on the premises; 14
99		-	(7)(9) “Direction” means direction of the athletic trainer in a 15
100		-	nonclinical setting or physician’s office by a physician who is readily 16
101		-	available for consultation for the care of the athlete but not necessarily on 17
102		-	the premises; 18
103		-	(8)(10) “License” means the document issued by the Arkansas 19
104		-	State Board of Athletic Training to a qualified person to practice athletic 20
105		-	training; and 21
106		-	(9) “Sanctioned recreational sports activities” means any 22
107		-	athletic or team activity which requires physical strength, agility, 23
108		-	flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina and meets one (1) or more of 24
109		-	the following: 25
110		-	(A) Has officially designated coaches who have the 26
111		-	responsibility for athletic activities of the organization; 27
112		-	(B) Has a regular schedule of practices or workouts which 28
113		-	are supervised by the officially designated coaches; 29
114		-	(C) Is an activity generally recognized as having an 30
115		-	established schedule of competitive events or exhibitions; and 31
116		-	(D) Has a policy requiring documentation of having passed 32
117		-	a preparticipation medical examination conducted by a licensed physician as a 33
118		-	condition for participation for the athletic activities of the organization 34
119		-	(11) "Tactical duty" means activities of law enforcement, 35
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126		-	SECTION 4. Arkansas Code § 17 -93-411 is amended to read as follows: 2
127		-	17-93-411. Direction and supervision. 3
128		-	(a) In a nonclinical setting, an athletic trainer may practice the art 4
129		-	and science of athletic training under the direction of a physician licensed 5
130		-	by the Arkansas State Medical Board. 6
131		-	(b)(1) The athletic trainer may practice athletic training in a 7
132		-	hospital or outpatient clinic under the direct supervision of a physical 8
133		-	therapist and upon the referral of a physician licensed in the State of 9
134		-	Arkansas or of a physician licensed by the board physician’s office under the 10
135		-	direction or consultation of a physician licensed in this state. 11
136		-	(2) However, the physician shall retain moral, ethical, and 12
137		-	legal responsibility for patient care according to their specific medical 13
138		-	license. 14
139		-	(c) The athletic trainer may practice athletic training in a 15
140		-	freestanding rehabilitation clinic under the direct supervision of a physical 16
141		-	therapist and upon the referral of a physician licensed in this state. 17
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