.0301 RENEWAL REQUEST FORM

Requests for license renewal shall be submitted on the form provided by the Board.

History Note: Authority G.S. 90-525; 90-532;
Temporary Adoption Eff. March 16, 1998.


21 NCAC 3.0302 is adopted as a temporary rule as follows:

.0302 CONTINUING EDUCATION
(a) Continuing education courses appropriate for license renewal are those in one or more of the following content areas: Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Kinesiology/ Biomechanics, Psychology, Exercise Physiology, Prevention of Athletic Injuries, Evaluation of Athletic Injuries, First Aid and Emergency Care, Therapeutic Modalities, Therapeutic Exercise, Personal Community Health, Nutrition, and Administration of Athletic Training Programs.
(b) A licensee shall complete 80 contact hours of continuing education during a three-year license renewal period. Contact hours are defined as the number of actual clock hours spent. One semester hour of credit is equivalent to 10 contact hours.
(c) Licensed athletic trainers who fail to document sufficient continuing education to renew their licenses shall be notified in writing of the deficiency and shall be allowed 45 days to respond. Continuing education cannot be undertaken during this period to supplement the deficiency. The licenses of athletic trainers who fail to respond within the 45-day period, or who are unable to provide sufficient continuing education shall lapse and be subject to the lapsed license requirements.

History Note: Authority G.S. 90-525; 90-533;
Temporary Adoption Eff. March 16, 1998.


21 NCAC 3.0303 is adopted as a temporary rule as follows:

.0303 LAPSED LICENSE
(a) The lapsed license may be renewed within a period of five years after expiration upon payment of the lapsed license fee and the completion of 25 contact hours of continuing education for each year that the license has lapsed.
(b) A license that has lapsed for more than five years shall be renewed upon payment of the lapsed license fee and the completion of 28 hours of continuing education for each year that the license has lapsed.

History Note: Authority G.S. 90-525; 90-532;
Temporary Adoption Eff. March 16, 1997.


21 NCAC 3.0304 is adopted as a temporary rule as follows:
.0304 BOARD APPROVAL OF COURSES
(a) The Board shall approve any of the following programs or courses:
(1) Those provided by a college or university authorized to grant degress.
(2) Those sponsored by the North Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association.
(3) Those that the Board is satisfied meet the requirement of G.S. 90-533.

History Note: Authority G.S. 90-525; 90-533;
Temporary Adoption Eff. March 16, 1998.


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