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HB314 • 2025

Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions

Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions

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Sponsor
LaHood, John
Last action
2025-03-06
Official status
Senate Read and Referred
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill summary confirms the general actions but does not provide specific details on what the new definitions or certification requirements are.

HB314: Updates to Athletic Trainer Rules

This bill updates the laws for athletic trainers in Georgia by revising definitions, removing old rules, requiring student supervision, and changing certification requirements.

What This Bill Does

  • Revises and updates legal definitions related to athletic training.
  • Eliminates obsolete provisions from current state law.
  • Requires athletic training students to be under the direct supervision of a physician or licensed athletic trainer.
  • Updates the certification requirements for athletic trainers.
  • Repeals laws that conflict with these new changes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Athletic trainers in Georgia
  • Students training to become athletic trainers

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list the specific new definitions or certification details.
  • No effective date is listed for when these changes begin.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-06 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Read and Referred

Official Summary Text

Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions