334.721. Athletic trainers not to be construed as practicing medicine--persons exempt from registration provision.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

334.721. Athletic trainers not to be construed as practicing medicine--persons exempt from registration provision.

Athletic trainers not to be construed as practicing medicine--personsexempt from registration provision.

334.721. 1. Nothing in sections 334.700 to 334.725 shall beconstrued to authorize the practice of medicine by any person not licensedby the state board of registration for the healing arts.

2. The provisions of sections 334.700 to 334.725 shall not apply tothe following persons:

(1) Physicians and surgeons licensed by the state board ofregistration for the healing arts;

(2) Dentists licensed by the Missouri dental board who confine theirpractice strictly to dentistry;

(3) Optometrists licensed by the state board of optometry who confinetheir practice strictly to optometry, as defined in section 336.010, RSMo;

(4) Nurses licensed by the state board of nursing who confine theirpractice strictly to nursing;

(5) Chiropractors licensed by the state board of chiropracticexaminers who confine themselves strictly to the practice of chiropractic,as defined in section 331.010, RSMo;

(6) Podiatrists licensed by the state board of chiropody or podiatrywho confine their practice strictly to that of a podiatrist, as defined insection 330.010, RSMo;

(7) Professional physical therapists licensed by the state board ofregistration for the healing arts who confine their practice strictly toprofessional physical therapy, as defined in section 334.500;

(8) Coaches and physical education instructors in the performance oftheir duties;

(9) Athletic training students who confine themselves strictly totheir duties as defined in sections 334.700 to 334.725;

(10) Athletic trainers from other nations, states, or territoriesperforming their duties for their respective teams or organizations if theyrestrict their duties only to their teams or organizations and only duringthe course of their teams' or organizations' stay in this state.