SB 502 - HB 658
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 4, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Chris Higgins | Email: chris.higgins@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
SB 502 - HB 658
SUMMARY OF BILL: Expands the scope of practice of a licensed athletic trainer to
include the performance of certain healthcare procedures, including rectal core thermometer
administration, blood glucose monitoring, injection administration, wound closure, dry needling
application, and intravenous fluid administration. Specifies that an athletic trainer is a healthcare
provider. Expands the nature of athletic injuries that may be treated by an athletic trainer.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• The Board of Athletic Trainers (Board) can promulgate rules to effectuate the legislation in
the course of regular business, without a significant increase in expenditures.
• Expanding the scope of practice of athletic trainers will not result in a significant change in
the number of licensed athletic trainers in the state, or the amount of licensing revenue
collected by the Board.
• Any fiscal impact to the Board or the Department of Health is estimated to be not
significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director