Bill > HF5079

This bill establishes an Interstate Athletic Trainer Licensure Compact, allowing athletic trainers to practice in multiple member states with a single license, by creating a commission composed of representatives from each participating state to oversee the compact's administration and enforce its rules. The compact defines terms like "athletic training" (the prevention, examination, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions), "compact privilege" (legal authorization to practice in a remote state), and "compact qualifying license" (a license that allows for exercising compact privileges). To be eligible for a compact privilege, an athletic trainer must hold a qualifying license, meet continuing competence standards, pass a criminal background check, and adhere to the scope of practice in the state where the patient is located. The bill also outlines procedures for member states to join and remain in the compact, establishes the powers and responsibilities of the Athletic Trainer Compact Commission and its executive committee, details data sharing and reporting requirements, and provides mechanisms for dispute resolution and enforcement, including the possibility of a state's termination from the compact for failing to meet its obligations.