New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 8354. State committee for athletic trainers

A state committee for athletic trainers shall be appointed by the board of regents, upon the recommendation of the commissioner and shall assist on matters of professional licensing and professional conduct in accordance with section six thousand five hundred eight of this title.  The committee shall consist of seven members, five of whom are athletic trainers licensed in this state, one physician who is licensed in the state and certified by a physician specialty certification organization acceptable to the department in the specialties of orthopedic surgery, primary care, family practice, sports medicine, or neurology, and one public member that is a consumer of the profession.  The committee shall assist the state board for medicine in athletic training matters.  Nominations and terms of office of the members of the state committee for athletic trainers shall conform to the corresponding provisions relating thereto for state boards under article one hundred thirty of title eight of this chapter.