Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1176
Barcode 781116
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
04/13/2011 .
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The Committee on Judiciary (Braynon) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (950226) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 4 and 5
5 insert:
6 Section 1. Subsections (7), (8), and (9) of section
7 468.701, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8),
8 (9), and (10), respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added
9 to that section, to read:
10 468.701 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
11 (7) “Board of Certification” means the only nationally
12 accredited certifying body for athletic trainers.
13 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 468.703, Florida
14 Statutes, is amended to read:
15 468.703 Board of Athletic Training.—
16 (2) Five members of the board must be licensed athletic
17 trainers, certified by the Board of Certification or its
18 successor agency. One member of the board must be a physician
19 licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459. One member of the
20 board must be a physician licensed under chapter 460. Two
21 members of the board shall be consumer members, each of whom
22 must be a resident of this state who has never worked as an
23 athletic trainer, who has no financial interest in the practice
24 of athletic training, and who has never been a licensed health
25 care practitioner as defined in s. 456.001(4).
26 Section 3. Section 468.707, Florida Statutes, is amended to
27 read:
28 468.707 Licensure by examination; requirements.—
29 (1) Any person desiring to be licensed as an athletic
30 trainer shall apply to the department on a form approved by the
31 department. The department shall license each applicant who:
32 (1)(a) Has completed the application form and remitted the
33 required fees.
34 (2)(b) Is at least 21 years of age.
35 (3)(c) Has obtained a baccalaureate degree from a college
36 or university accredited by an accrediting agency recognized and
37 approved by the United States Department of Education or the
38 Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, or
39 approved by the board, or recognized by the Board of
40 Certification or its successor agency.
41 (4)(d) If graduated after 2004, has completed an approved
42 athletic training curriculum from a college or university
43 accredited by a program recognized by the Board of Certification
44 or its successor agency an accrediting agency recognized and
45 approved by the United States Department of Education or the
46 Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation, or
47 approved by the board.
48 (5)(e) Has current certification in cardiovascular
49 pulmonary resuscitation with an automated external defibrillator
50 (AED) from the American Red Cross or, the American Heart
51 Association, or an equivalent certification as determined by the
52 board.
53 (6)(f) Has passed the Board of Certification’s or its
54 successor agency’s an examination and is certified by that
55 entity administered or approved by the board.
56 (2) Pursuant to the requirements of s. 456.034, each
57 applicant shall complete a continuing education course on human
58 immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
59 as part of initial licensure.
60 Section 4. Section 468.711, Florida Statutes, is amended to
61 read:
62 468.711 Renewal of license; continuing education.—
63 (1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of
64 the renewal application and fee, provided the applicant is in
65 compliance with the provisions of this section, chapter 456, and
66 rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
67 (2) The board may, by rule, prescribe continuing education
68 requirements, not to exceed 24 hours biennially. The criteria
69 for continuing education shall be approved by the board and must
70 shall include a current certificate in cardiovascular pulmonary
71 resuscitation with AED from the American Red Cross or the
72 American Heart Association or an equivalent training as
73 determined by the board.
74 (3) Pursuant to the requirements of s. 456.034, each
75 licensee shall complete a continuing education course on human
76 immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
77 as part of biennial relicensure.
78 (4) The licensee must be currently certified by the Board
79 of Certification or its successor agency.
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82 And the title is amended as follows:
83 Between lines 52 and 53
84 insert:
85 amending s. 468.701, F.S.; providing a definition;
86 amending s. 468.703, F.S.; revising membership
87 requirements for the Board of Athletic Training;
88 amending s. 468.707, F.S.; revising requirements for
89 licensure by examination for athletic trainers;
90 amending s. 468.711, F.S.; requiring certification
91 requirements for license renewal; revising continuing
92 education requirements for licensure renewal;