Requirements for licensure: Qualifications; application; fingerprints; fees; examination; exceptions and limitations.
1. An applicant for a license as an athletic trainer must:
(a) Be of good moral character;
(b) Be a citizen of the United States or lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States;
(c) Have at least a bachelor’s degree in a program of study approved by the Board;
(d) Submit an application on a form provided by the Board;
(e) Submit a complete set of his fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;
(f) Pay the fees prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 640B.410; and
(g) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 640B.320, pass the examination prepared by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification or its successor organization.
2. An applicant who submits proof of his current certification as an athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification, or its successor organization, is not required to pass the examination required by paragraph (g) of subsection 1.
3. An applicant who fails the examination may not reapply for a license for at least 1 year after he submits his application to the Board.
Last modified: February 27, 2006