CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS - Indiana Statutes

IC 25-5.1
    ARTICLE 5.1. ATHLETIC TRAINERS

IC 25-5.1-1
     Chapter 1. Definitions

IC 25-5.1-1-0.5
Exemptions from article
     Sec. 0.5. This article does not apply to an individual who meets the following conditions:
        (1) Is not a resident of Indiana.
        (2) Is employed for the primary purpose of providing athletic training services for an athletic or sports organization in another jurisdiction.
        (3) Provides athletic training services in Indiana related to the training or participation of a specific event but does not provide athletic training services in Indiana for more than thirty-five (35) consecutive days.
As added by P.L.87-2000, SEC.1.

IC 25-5.1-1-1
Application of definitions
     Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.

IC 25-5.1-1-1.5
Agency
     Sec. 1.5. "Agency" refers to the Indiana professional licensing agency established by IC 25-1-5-3.
As added by P.L.1-2006, SEC.420.

IC 25-5.1-1-2
Athletic injury
     Sec. 2. "Athletic injury" refers to an injury sustained by a physically active individual as a result of the individual's participation in:
        (1) an exercise;
        (2) a sport;
        (3) a game; or
        (4) a recreational activity;
requiring physical strength, agility, flexibility, range of motion, speed, or stamina. The term includes any comparable injury that impedes the individual's participation in any of the activities listed in this section.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.

IC 25-5.1-1-3
Athletic trainer
     Sec. 3. "Athletic trainer" means an individual who is or may be

employed by an educational institution, a professional or an amateur athletic organization, an athletic facility, or a health care facility to practice athletic training.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.

IC 25-5.1-1-4
Athletic training
     Sec. 4. "Athletic training" means the practice of prevention, recognition, assessment, management, treatment, disposition, and reconditioning of athletic injuries under the direction of a licensed physician, osteopath, podiatrist, or chiropractor. However, in a clinic accessible to the general public, the term means practicing athletic training only upon the referral and order of a licensed physician, osteopath, podiatrist, or chiropractor. The term includes the following:
        (1) Practice that may be conducted by an athletic trainer through the use of heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise, rehabilitation, or mechanical devices related to the care and the conditioning of athletes.
        (2) The organization and administration of educational programs and athletic facilities.
        (3) The education and the counseling of the public on matters related to athletic training.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.84-1998, SEC.7.

IC 25-5.1-1-5
Board
     Sec. 5. "Board" refers to the Indiana athletic trainers board established by IC 25-5.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.84-1998, SEC.8.

IC 25-5.1-1-6
Repealed
    (Repealed by P.L.1-2006, SEC.588.)

IC 25-5.1-1-7
NATA
     Sec. 7. "NATA" refers to the National Athletic Trainers Association, Inc.
As added by P.L.213-1993, SEC.5.