Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 451 - Athletic Trainers

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 451.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Athletic injury" means an injury sustained by a person as a result of the person's participation in an organized sport or...
• Texas Section 451.002 - Interpretation; Practice Of Medicine
  This chapter does not authorize the practice of medicine by a person not licensed by the Texas Medical Board. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388,...

SUBCHAPTER B ADVISORY BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS

• Texas Section 451.003 - Applicability
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board; (2) a dentist, licensed under the laws of this state,...
• Texas Section 451.051 - Board; Membership
  (a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(120), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) The board consists of five members appointed...
• Texas Section 451.0521 - Duties Of Board
  The board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter. Added by Acts 2015, 84th...
• Texas Section 451.053 - Terms; Vacancy
  (a) Board members serve staggered six-year terms with the terms of one or two members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year. (b) If...
• Texas Section 451.055 - Presiding Officer
  The presiding officer of the commission shall designate a member of the board to serve as the presiding officer of the board for a one-year...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 451.056 - Meetings
  The board shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the commission or the executive director. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec....
• Texas Section 451.101 - General Powers And Duties
  (a) The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter. (a-1) The department shall: (1) adopt an official seal; (2) prescribe the application form for...

SUBCHAPTER D LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Texas Section 451.110 - Confidentiality Of Complaint And Disciplinary Information
  (a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(138), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 451.151 - License Required
  A person may not hold the person out as an athletic trainer or perform any activity of an athletic trainer unless the person holds a...
• Texas Section 451.152 - License Application
  An applicant for an athletic trainer license must submit to the department: (1) an application in the manner and on a form prescribed by the...
• Texas Section 451.153 - Applicant Qualifications
  (a) An applicant for an athletic trainer license must: (1) have met the athletic training curriculum requirements of a college or university approved by the...
• Texas Section 451.154 - Out-of-state License Applicants
  (a) An out-of-state applicant must: (1) satisfy the requirements under Section 451.153; and (2) submit proof of active engagement as an athletic trainer in this...
• Texas Section 451.156 - Requirements For License Issuance
  An applicant for an athletic trainer license is entitled to receive the license if the applicant: (1) satisfies the requirements of Section 451.153 or 451.154;...

SUBCHAPTER E LICENSE RENEWAL

• Texas Section 451.157 - Temporary License
  (a) The department may issue a temporary license to an applicant if the applicant satisfies: (1) the requirements of Section 451.153 or 451.154; and (2)...

SUBCHAPTER F DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES

• Texas Section 451.201 - License Expiration; Renewal
  (a) A license issued under Section 451.156 expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance and may be renewed biennially. (b) Repealed by...

SUBCHAPTER G PENALTIES

• Texas Section 451.251 - Grounds For Denial Of License Or Disciplinary Action
  (a) The commission or executive director may refuse to issue a license to an applicant and shall reprimand a license holder or suspend, revoke, or...

SUBCHAPTER H ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY

• Texas Section 451.301 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine...
• Texas Section 451.351 - Amount Of Administrative Penalty
  (a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(149), eff. September 1, 2015. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S.,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016