Montana Code 37-36-201. Qualifications — temporary license — exemption from examination
37-36-201. Qualifications — temporary license — exemption from examination. (1) Applicants for licensure as an athletic trainer shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-36-201
- Athletic trainer: means an individual who is licensed to practice athletic training. See Montana Code 37-36-101
- Athletic training: means the practice of prevention, recognition, assessment, management, treatment, disposition, and reconditioning of athletic injuries. See Montana Code 37-36-101
- Board: means the board of athletic trainers provided for in 2-15-1771. See Montana Code 37-36-101
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in 2-15-1701. See Montana Code 37-36-101
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)satisfactorily complete an application and an examination prescribed by the department in accordance with rules adopted by the board;
(b)pay application, examination, and licensure fees established by the board;
(c)provide documentation that the applicant has received at least a baccalaureate degree from a postsecondary institution that meets the academic standards for athletic trainers established by the national athletic trainers’ association board of certification;
(d)provide the board with letters of recommendation from at least two clinical supervisors familiar with the applicant’s clinical training and other documentation by which the board may determine that an applicant has not had a criminal conviction or disciplinary action taken against the applicant by a board or a licensing agency in another state or territory of the United States that may have a direct bearing on the applicant’s ability to practice athletic training competently.
(2)(a) The board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who:
(i)meets the qualifications in subsections (1)(b) through (1)(d) but has not yet met the examination requirement in subsection (1)(a); or
(ii)has a valid license from another state or certification as provided in subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b).
(b)A temporary license issued under this section is valid after the date of issuance for 90 days or until the board acts on the person‘s license application, whichever is earlier.
(3)An applicant may be exempted from the examination requirement in subsection (1)(a) if the applicant:
(a)has a current, valid license to practice athletic training in another state and that state’s standards, as determined by the board, are at least equal to the standards for licensure in this state; or
(b)is certified as an athletic trainer by an organization recognized by the national commission for certifying agencies.