West Virginia Code Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations § 30-20A-3. Definitions

As used in this article:

“Applicant” means any person making application for an original or renewal license to act as an athletic trainer under the provisions of this article.

“Athletic injury or condition” means any injury or condition sustained by an individual that occurs during, or as a result of, the individual's participation in organized athletic or recreational athletic activity that requires physical strength, agility, flexibility, speed, stamina, or range of motion or a substantially similar injury or condition resulting from occupational activity immediately upon the onset of such injury or condition.

“Athletic trainer” is an individual engaged in the practice of athletic training who holds a license under the provisions of this article.

“Athletic training” and “the practice of athletic training” means the care and services provided by a licensed athletic trainer as described under the provisions of this article.

“Board” means the West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy established under § 30-20-1 et seq. of this code.

“Consulting” means that an athletic trainer renders an opinion or advice to another athletic trainer or health care provider through telecommunication or other means or electronic communication.

“Direct supervision” means the licensed athletic trainer must be physically present and be able to intervene on behalf of the athletic training student, permittee, and patient when the athletic training student is providing athletic training services.

“General supervision” means referral by prescription to treat conditions for an athletic injury or condition from a licensed doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of chiropractic, podiatrist, or physical therapist except that the physical presence of the licensed doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of chiropractic, podiatrist, or physical therapist is not required if the supervising licensed doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of chiropractic, podiatrist, or physical therapist is readily available for consultation by direct communication, radio, telephone, facsimile, telecommunication, or other electronic means.

“License” means an athletic trainer license or license to act as an athletic trainer issued by the board under the provisions of this article.

“Licensee” means a person licensed as an athletic trainer under the provisions of this article.

“Permittee” means any person holding a temporary permit issued pursuant to the provision of this article.

“Permit” or “temporary permit” means a temporary permit issued under the provisions of this article.

“The practice of athletic training” means the services as described in § 30-20A-5 of this code.