Budget Amendment ID: FY2027-S4-630

EDU 630

Athletic Trainers

Mr. Finegold moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section XX the following sections: -

SECTION XX. Subsection (b) of section 8A of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in paragraph (7) by inserting after the word “coaches,” the following word:- athletic.

SECTION XX. Subsection (c) of said section 8A of said chapter 69, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “coaches,” the following word:- athletic.

SECTION XX. Section 54A of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “eleven C“, in line 3, the following words:- or a licensed athletic trainer, who have completed an annual head injury safety training as required pursuant to 105 CMR 201.007.

SECTION XX. Said section 54A of said chapter 71 is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraph:- A licensed athletic trainer shall be employed by a superintendent or school committee at every high school in the commonwealth offering interscholastic athletic activities.

SECTION XX. Section 23A of chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out in the definition of “Athletic trainer”, as so appearing, the words “and who limits his practice to schools, teams or organizations with whom he is associated”.

SECTION XX. The board of allied health professions shall review and update any applicable rules and regulations in accordance with this act not later than 180 following enactment.