(225 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7603)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)
    Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:
    (1) "Department" means the Department of Professional Regulation.
    (2) "Director" means the Director of Professional Regulation.
    (3) "Board" means the Illinois Board of Athletic Trainers appointed by the Director.
    (4) "Licensed athletic trainer" means a person licensed to practice athletic training as defined in this Act and with the specific qualifications set forth in Section 9 of this Act who, upon the direction of his or her team physician or consulting physician, carries out the practice of prevention/emergency care or physical reconditioning of injuries incurred by athletes participating in an athletic program conducted by an educational institution, professional athletic organization, or sanctioned amateur athletic organization employing the athletic trainer; or a person who, under the direction of a physician, carries out comparable functions for a health organization-based extramural program of athletic training services for athletes. Specific duties of the athletic trainer include but are not limited to:
        A. Supervision of the selection, fitting, and
    
maintenance of protective equipment;
        B. Provision of assistance to the coaching staff in
    
the development and implementation of conditioning programs;
        C. Counseling of athletes on nutrition and hygiene;
        D. Supervision of athletic training facility and
    
inspection of playing facilities;
        E. Selection and maintenance of athletic training
    
equipment and supplies;
        F. Instruction and supervision of student trainer
    
staff;
        G. Coordination with a team physician to provide:
            (i) pre-competition physical exam and health
        
history updates,
            (ii) game coverage or phone access to a physician
        
or paramedic,
            (iii) follow-up injury care,
            (iv) reconditioning programs, and
            (v) assistance on all matters pertaining to the
        
health and well-being of athletes.
        H. Provision of on-site injury care and evaluation as
    
well as appropriate transportation, follow-up treatment and rehabilitation as necessary for all injuries sustained by athletes in the program;
        I. With a physician, determination of when an athlete
    
may safely return to full participation post-injury; and
        J. Maintenance of complete and accurate records of
    
all athletic injuries and treatments rendered.
    To carry out these functions the athletic trainer is authorized to utilize modalities, including, but not limited to, heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, exercise, or mechanical devices related to care and reconditioning.
    (5) "Referral" means the guidance and direction given by the physician, who shall maintain supervision of the athlete.
    (6) "Athletic trainer aide" means a person who has received on-the-job training specific to the facility in which he or she is employed, on either a paid or volunteer basis, but is not enrolled in an accredited athletic training curriculum.
(Source: P.A. 94-246, eff. 1-1-06.)