SECTION .0500 - ATHLETIC TRAINER PROTOCOL

21 NCAC 03 .0501             MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The practice protocol for each athletic trainer pursuant to G.S. 90-523(2) shall be a general outline of practices for which the athletic trainer has been trained and shall be individualized to accommodate the skills of the athletic trainer. The practice protocol shall not allow the athletic trainer to undertake medical diagnosis or to prescribe or dispense prescription drugs or prescription devices. The practice protocol shall not allow the athletic trainer to independently provide treatments for athletes with fractures, head or spinal injuries, or other serious medical conditions, except the athletic trainer may render appropriate first aid or emergency care. The protocol shall specify provisions for physician involvement in the event of serious injuries. The athletic trainer and the physician shall sign and file a statement with the North Carolina Medical Board agreeing to abide by the protocol. The format of the protocol shall be typewritten on letter size paper.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-523; 90-525;

Temporary Adoption Eff. March 16, 1998;

Eff. May 1, 1999;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 27, 2019.