New York Laws
Article 162 - Athletic Trainers
8351 - Definition.

§ 8351. Definition. As used in this article "athletic trainer" means
any person who is duly certified in accordance with this article to
perform athletic training under the supervision of a physician and
limits his or her practice to secondary schools, institutions of
postsecondary education, professional athletic organizations, or a
person who, under the supervision of a physician, carries out comparable
functions on orthopedic athletic injuries, excluding spinal cord
injuries, in a health care organization. Supervision of an athletic
trainer by a physician shall be continuous but shall not be construed as
requiring the physical presence of the supervising physician at the time
and place where such services are performed.

The scope of work described herein shall not be construed as
authorizing the reconditioning of neurologic injuries, conditions or
disease.

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